[pippyredhead]

In class a few days ago we were given a photocopy of an artical titled "Win in highschool, but lose in life". It was about a study about how students in high school who were popular usually end up with unintresting dead-end jobs and don't succeed as much in life as students who were not popular.

In the artical it stated that some scientists found this to be so because popular kids always have things handed to them. People to carry their books for them, admire them, want to be them. So when they get into the real world where no one cares about popularity they were unprepared and soft unlike the unpopular kids who grew a tough defensive outer attitude which helps them succeed in life.

What do you think about this? Is it right, wrong? Why?

[irishmafia]

I dont know, all i know is before i became "popular" (or tried to be) i had 2nd honors in algebra 1, when i tried to be popular i failed algebra 2 so

[pristinepanda]

I'm sure that's how it is for some kids, but not all of them. Some learn really quick that the real world is very different than high school. But for others it takes awhile.

[ciitrusy]

Wrong. First of all, much too broad. This sounds like a crap study to me.
In my group at school I have at least six friends who are incredibly cerebral and are at the same time "popular". I know they are all destined to do great things. Willpower.

I think that popularity varies and it's stupid to treat all popularity the same.
Bytheway, none of my friends have ever had someone carry their books for them..

Could you post a link to the study? Sounds really flawed to me.

[ciitrusy]

irishmafia wrote: i dont know, all i know is before i became "popular" (or tried to be) i had 2nd honors in algebra 1, when i tried to be popular i failed algebra 2 so

But your perception of being popular was partly about not caring about academics.

That's your fault, not popularity's.

[b00tzz]

No! Have you ever hear about the fab 5, a group of popular cheerleaders who ruled a high school in Texas.

Now they at college, which im sure they will end you with a good interesting job since they are rich

I don't c your point

[irishmafia]

ciitrusy wrote: But your perception of being popular was partly about not caring about academics. That's your fault, not popularity's.

true lol
you sound like your deffending popularity lol

[redheadsmartiehi]

This may be true for some people, but you have to balance
im in the "cool" crowd
but i get straight A's and i am in algebra 1 in 7TH grade
which is like 2.5 grades ahead
i plan to do something in the math or law, or maybe even science field
not sure yet

[ciitrusy]

b00tzz wrote: No! Have you ever hear about the fab 5, a group of popular cheerleaders who ruled a high school in Texas. Now they at college, which im sure they will end you with a good interesting job since they are rich I don't c your point

D; I can't really understand your post.
And the "Fab 5"'s the worst example you could give, in my opinion. Haha

They support the idea that "popular" kids in highschool get this strange mentality of reality. They believe that the world revolves around them, and so as soon as their bubble is popped.... Well. Screwed.

However I think that it varies too much, popularity. The statement and study's just too broad.

That study would be SO easy to make biased.

[redheadsmartiehi]

pristinepanda wrote: I'm sure that's how it is for some kids, but not all of them. Some learn really quick that the real world is very different than high school. But for others it takes awhile.

your b-day is 1 day after mine!
and i agree