As an Arizona high school celebrates for winning the Arizona State Football Championship, little does the school know that the school has also won three acadamic championships. This is an unfortunate reality for most high school's. Athletics shine while academics are pushed to the side, buy why? The author of this article gives two reasons to this appauling truth. The first reason is the social classes and stereotypes in high school. A person being labeled a "nerd" isn't something that some people strive to be known as. When they are labeled as such, they are excluded from social activities, and become anti-social. The second reason the author gives is that an education isn't needed to become successful. Celebrities like Kid Rock and Sammy Sosa were high school drop outs. Regardless of the reasoning behind the anti-intellectualism, the "nerds" that are being bullied are people, with feelings. These so called "nerds" are the ones who are helping build our society today, its sad that we would look down upon them.
My initial reaction to this article was, I felt bad for our society. It is quite pathetic that that is what our society had come to. Not all of our society but some people's priorities are askewed. We live in a competitive world. Where we are literally competing with the world to become successful. An education is a necessay element in becoming successful. I agree with the author ostracizing students for their accomplishments is devastating. I was victim of bullying in junior high school. I am now a strong advocate against bullying. I believe whole heartedly in the saying "do unto others as you'd have them do unto you". These intellectual individuals need to be praised, they need to feel proud of their achievements.
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