Well, you'll have the last laugh when the "popular" kids have trouble holding down jobs that max out at $35k a year while you're entertaining offers from multiple businesses trying to decided if you want the mercedes or audi for a company car.
...And it's bad because?
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I hate anti-intellectual responses. These days, it seems to be getting worse. Too bad populism is the trend.
Chin up. Fight the power.
Chin up. Fight the power.
I get better grades in my current school than I've EVER had before.
And I barely study.
It's awesome. But no, I haven't been harrassed for it. XD Although, in art class, everytime someone makes something that looks really good a certain group of people will gloat all over it and repeat the phrase: ", we'll have to kill you now!"
And I barely study.
It's awesome. But no, I haven't been harrassed for it. XD Although, in art class, everytime someone makes something that looks really good a certain group of people will gloat all over it and repeat the phrase: ", we'll have to kill you now!"
Say "It only follows that dumb people think smart is dumb and dumb is smart." If you're going to get ranted at, give a good reason.Why do I care said:
I did this all the time, too. Of course, to be fair, all you had to do in high school was show up and pay attention. If you could do that, you knew everything on the test.Jedoro said:
OT: Ignore her. Not worth spending your time thinking about some girl who couldn't pass the test. Most likely jealous or upset because her parents are about to be very upset and have a long talk with her. Instead of thinking about it, turn your attention to your studies or something else like friends or games.
I honestly never cracked a book in school cept for my med classes and i was always in AP or Honors classes and kept a min of a B in every class while i knew people who spent hours or nights studying and i did better than him.
I never really had that. It wasn't something that was a big issue at primary school, when I was little, and when I was 11 I started going to a grammar school (UK here). Now I'm at university. So for around nine years I've been surrounded by other people who are just as smart as, if not more than, me.
That being said, my younger brother, who is fairly smart but also really against so-called 'geek culture', makes fun of me for liking things like anime or video games and such, and he keeps on saying that 'being a geek or a nerd is bad'. I always counter with "well, TV and the internet were invented by geeks and nerds, so were computers, so is the technology used to make all the music you love so much, and pretty much everything you enjoy. Without geeks and nerds we'd be stuck in Victorian times, so you have absolutely zero basis to say that being a geek or a nerd is bad."
That usually gets him to shut up and go away.
[small]Though to be fair, being back in Victorian times wouldn't be too bad. Steampunk FTW![/small]
That being said, my younger brother, who is fairly smart but also really against so-called 'geek culture', makes fun of me for liking things like anime or video games and such, and he keeps on saying that 'being a geek or a nerd is bad'. I always counter with "well, TV and the internet were invented by geeks and nerds, so were computers, so is the technology used to make all the music you love so much, and pretty much everything you enjoy. Without geeks and nerds we'd be stuck in Victorian times, so you have absolutely zero basis to say that being a geek or a nerd is bad."
That usually gets him to shut up and go away.
[small]Though to be fair, being back in Victorian times wouldn't be too bad. Steampunk FTW![/small]
Yeah.
Its just people trying to compensate for the fact they are dumb. They need to feel better about themselves, because someone bested them. dont listen and just keep being smart. You'll get the last laugh when you are hired for a job, or go to college and she doesnt.
Also, thats a weird way for your school to run grades. I've never heard of schools that didnt believe in Ds but beleived in Fs.
Its just people trying to compensate for the fact they are dumb. They need to feel better about themselves, because someone bested them. dont listen and just keep being smart. You'll get the last laugh when you are hired for a job, or go to college and she doesnt.
Also, thats a weird way for your school to run grades. I've never heard of schools that didnt believe in Ds but beleived in Fs.
Make fun of them for failing. Whether you do or do not have a life is irrelevant. "How does that F feel? Because I know this perfect feels pretty fuckin' good."
I barely study and I have perfect grades. But my school is entirely filled with nerds (I love it), so I'm not the only one. Why would anyone feel bad if someone else does well? I can admit I've sometimes not been happy when others do well, but I understand that it's really stupid if you think about it.
I'm the kind of person that can pull As and Bs without studying much. I know that sounds like bragging, but it really isn't, it's the truth. Needless to say, I try to avoid talk of my grades altogether because it actually gets people ANGRY. There probably aren't a lot of people that know that I'm currently pulling a 4.0 (only through freshman year and 1st marking period of sophomore though, so that'll probably change), because I simply avoid the topic. Still proud of it though, and you should be too.
A side-note, but I'm not the kind of person that sees a B and goes "OMG I FAILED"... or even a C really. I only get disappointed if I knew I could've easily done better. Just felt like saying that because I know that's the stereotype of people like me.
Needless to say, I'll be able to laugh at these people when I become an engineer or scientist of some sort.
A side-note, but I'm not the kind of person that sees a B and goes "OMG I FAILED"... or even a C really. I only get disappointed if I knew I could've easily done better. Just felt like saying that because I know that's the stereotype of people like me.
Needless to say, I'll be able to laugh at these people when I become an engineer or scientist of some sort.
Unfortunately, I do. I never study for tests, and I still score better than a lot of people who actually do study. Gets a lot of flak thrown my way.
I know how you feel OP. I wasn't exactly insulted, but I did feel a disconnect with people in high school since they thought that actually studying for exams was a waste of time compared to...doing other stuff. Even in college, I get the same thing (aren't we a little more mature at this time?). In philosophy class a few years back, through an unusual set of circumstances, I started and finished an essay the night before it was due. Cool thing was I got an A. When the professor told me that I got a perfect paper, I got this death galre from every single person in the classroom. It's this kind of behavior from people that actually made me ashamed of being somewhat bright for a little while. I don't mean to gloat, but I'm sorry if I don't require that much preparation to do well.