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Newsflash -- "nerd" hasn't been a derogatory term since about the mid-90s. There's no shame anymore in being called a nerd (or a geek); in fact for most it's a badge of pride. I take great delight in my femgeekness, and when anyone calls me a geek, I thank them.
Newsflash -- "nerd" hasn't been a derogatory term since about the mid-90s. There's no shame anymore in being called a nerd (or a geek); in fact for most it's a badge of pride. I take great delight in my femgeekness, and when anyone calls me a geek, I thank them.
Well, only adult nerds take it as a compliment. But, in elementary or high school, I disagree. A few weeks ago, I was watching a MTV show, where the show was about some ditzy girl trying to apply herself in the engineering club. The show made her out as this cool kid, who had to sacrifice her "coolness" in order to fit in with her peers in the "nerd" group. Her first day... She went to school wearing thick glasses.
I guess we value the social skills that some 'smart' kids ('nerds') don't have.
A thought!
Shouldn't we value both social skills and intelligence? Perhaps, many "smart kids" become introverted because of the name-calling.
A thought right back at ya!
the derogatory term "Nerd"
or
the decline of adults who can actually point out where Iraq is?
In terms of testing... our kids are ranked right up there with all the top countries until upper elementary school. Isn't that the time kids start ostracizing the smart kids?
And if the term nerd is outdated...
why do I hear parents pulling their smart kids out of public schools, because they are being bullied?
What happens to the kids whose parents can't afford private school, or ignore the problem?
Is this problem discouraging kids from excelling in academics?
When I went to high school, the popular kids were the smart kids. This was in Connecticut.
This is the way it was in my high school in a Pennsylvania mill town in the mid-60s, and in my kids' high school in Colorado in the late 90s-early 2000s. I think the idea that the poorer students are the popular ones is a Hollywood stereotype.
This is the way it was in my high school in a Pennsylvania mill town in the mid-60s, and in my kids' high school in Colorado in the late 90s-early 2000s. I think the idea that the poorer students are the popular ones is a Hollywood stereotype.
Well, only adult nerds take it as a compliment. But, in elementary or high school, I disagree. A few weeks ago, I was watching a MTV show, where the show was about some ditzy girl trying to apply herself in the engineering club. The show made her out as this cool kid, who had to sacrifice her "coolness" in order to fit in with her peers in the "nerd" group. Her first day... She went to school wearing thick glasses.
Yes, Momma_bear... I agree.
We value athletics more important.
Like Superman vs. Lex Luthor?
The ultimate Jock vs. Nerd feud
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