blackTshirt

i don't wanna sound like a smart ass or whatever and i'm not acting like i hold all of life's mysteries, but the majority (if not the whole) of that essay is actually kinda easy to figure out by yourself... i mean for example i knew for a fact "nerds" don't really wanna be popular.. sure, they wanna have friends, but the kind of friends who spend saturday nights learning, just like them...
plus... why do we call them "nerds".. i don't even use that word... just to describe the kind of guy/girl who doesn't know anything about life but the things they study in school, like math and science. the kind of people with no life and no time for themselves. but i don't call them "nerds"...
plus in that essay, they refer to them as if they're some kind of species... i don't think the nerds you see on tv in american movies really exist.. of course, i'm not from america, so i wouldn't know.
in my school, the smart kids are also the popular ones... the kind o' kids who are good at everything.. like they have them all. but if you're not that smart, it means you don't care. for example i don't care.. and i wouldn't call myself "not smart" .. sure, i could be smarter, but i'm not interested in memorising **** for good grades

it's a matter of choice... and the guts to actually choose what's good for you and not be something else just for other people's eyes....

i really don't give a **** about this subject.. nerd kid vs popular kid.. that essay says what i think.. you're not born like that.. therefore you can choose.. if you're the nerdy kinda kid, you should focus more on your studies than envying the others.. but never forget to make time for yourself and friends and hobbies. kids who do that are not nerds
i think there should be a balance.. you should study as much as you need to in order to pass and get yourself a good education, but in the same time make friends and all that.
maybe i got a different idea of what that word means, but in my opinion, the subject's overrated. if you mind your own business and don't exaggerate in what you're doing, nobody'd treat you bad.. that's just the thing.. if they do treat you bad, why hanging out with them and be popular? popular in your own world means more than popular among ****heads

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Scarlett O'Hara

Yeah I understand where you are coming from. It's like, to be popular you have to have it all, and be smart, athletic, attractive for girls, not so much for boys, have a hobbie that you are awesome at, a great social life + parties.

I'm glad I never really had to worry about that in high school, I did what I wanted and held my head high so no one challenged me.

It can be hard sticking up for people though, because bullies don't always think what they are doing is wrong. I've had a screaming match over someone with a disability!

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