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ERIC Number: EJ599030
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Nurturing Nonconformists.
Wallace, Margaret
Educational Leadership, v57 n4 p44-46 Dec 1999-2000
Gifted students, particularly nonathletes or introverts, may suffer feelings of alienation and isolation in school. Geeks and nerds do not hate people, but abhor a school culture that glorifies athletics. Lack of respect for bright nonconformists can lead to emotional problems and underachievement. (MLH)
Descriptors: Alienation, Athletes, Athletics, Bullying, Emotional Problems, Extraversion Introversion, Gifted, High Schools, Peer Groups, Popularity, School Culture, Social Discrimination, Underachievement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Nonconformity; Respect