Are schools producing less Nerds each year?
538453
Yes, the nerds are usually the smart ones. So schools are producing less nerds these days. It all started going downhill after Bill Gates.\n\nOops! FEWER nerds.
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Based on statistical averages they are educated to a lesser standard.  There are of course exceptions.\n\nresearch has shown that the following factors are detrimental to educational standards...\n\nLiving in high-growth states \nLiving in unstable school districts \nBeing a member of a low-income family \nHaving low academic skills (though not necessarily low intelligence) \nHaving parents who are not high school graduates \nSpeaking English as a second language \nBeing single-parent children \nHaving negative self-perceptions; being bored or alienated; having low self-esteem \nPursuing alternatives: males tend to seek paid work as an alternative; females may leave to have children or get married
846132
Nerds are smart, and smart people tend to make more money.  Gee, I hope we all are nerds.
756010
No. If you're status is popular at school and you're big, by picking on the lower status people makes you very low and no one ends up liking you. At my school, the same status people fight amongst each other. You see, the geeks fight the geeks. The Wogs fight the Wogs and the Aussies fight Aussies. I am a lover not a fighter and i try to be diplomatic in most cases but if a fight comes my way, i can only try my best :P
72872
Not that many.  America is a meritocracy that awards students that do well, not poorly.
1125166
people don't think that at my school. actually, WE'RE the ones who have dubbed ourselves with the term band geeks.\n\nthey are a more popular kids than geeks in our class.
776795
Perhaps nerds have little to no interest in shallow people.
771586
Not really--based on my observations.  The money needs to be spent in the classrooms for more teachers to reduce the class numbers.  And there should be more teaching observations from external sources like principal reviews, education experts, etc. and having them help teachers become better teachers.  \n\nGiving teachers more professional development classes is like giving problem students more classes to take.  It doesn't make the student better, it just makes the student do more of something they are not good at.\n\nThose are my personal opinions.
796990
It's above average.  You're not a genius, but you're definitely not stupid either.  If you work hard in school and study, you can be a doctor or lawyer or scientist or anything you want to be.
964601
Most student are more like entertainment that education. They like to play computer games, watching films, chating (internet), ...ect. That is why they do poor performance in class.
564863
I dont but that seriously surprises me.I live in NY and I thought that bigger schools and most of the schools on the east coast were year round schools. Im from rural Nebraska, and I didnt go to a year round school. I guess i never thought what it would be like to attend one or have my child attend one.. hmmmm.. you got me thinkin on that one!
100652
Definitely. Less of a chance for children to "forget" what they learn. They will still have the same amount of days off, just spread throughout the year.
456673
Nope. They better get used to the NIT.  They've been declining in the last few years even with Huggs.  Keep an eye on Kansas.  They'll make it next year.
786245
In terms of a nation-wide scale, the answer is yes. It is rather common. Especially among the less educated population.
528520
Yes education is getting easier, and we are producing fewer and fewer thinkers.\n\nPeople can't do simple arithmetic without a calculator or a computer and many don't have any clues as to what goes on behind the scenes any more. Sure compare a 50 year old and e-mail. What happens when all the electricity goes down. Bet that 50 year old will still know what to do while you young'in are crawled under a desk in the fetal position.
447239
I think that they may be - they seem to have more interests (not just the opposite sex or how cool they are) while in secondary school than the people who are considered "normal or thin".
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Academically, it can be. However, there are hidden "costs" involved. The social climate in higher education settings may be too emotionally or psychologically taxing for younger people. It really depends on one's emotional maturity in addition to their academic prowess.