One of the reasons I became a teacher? Because I don’t think anyone should go through this or the rest of the story he tells. From Good Math, Bad Math:
Almost every geeky kid gets socially ostracized. Almost all get mocked. In fact, almost all face some physical abuse. The main determinant of just how much physical abuse they get subjected to is the school administration. And the administration at my school really didn’t care: “Bruises? He must just be uncoordinated and bumps into things. Broken fingers? Hey, it happens. We’re sure it must have been an accident. What do you want, an armed guard to follow your kid around?”
Don’t forget to read the comments from people straight after it and the echoes of similar experiences.
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i was geeky in school and was occasionally bullied and threatened with violence but i managed to avoid it. now i not only go to my reunions, i’m on the reunion committee! i enjoy the irony of now getting hugs from the classmates who mostly ignored me back then.
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