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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 6386857" data-attributes="member: 18182"><p>Anecdotal experience here to be sure, but I teach middle school. The goalposts of who is the "ostracized nerd" have most certainly moved. Liking "nerdy" things is most definitely cool now, and a better acceptance of nerdy kids is also real, right now. The kids who are on the extreme side of nerdiness, with extreme social awkwardness, anti-social tendencies, spazzy behavior, stinky-kid syndrome . . . those kids still have a hard time, unfortunately (but still better than they did in my day). But the shy, introverted nerd who is more comfortable with his comics and D&D books rather than trying out for the football team . . . they do okay now, in my experience. Leagues different from when I was in middle school in the 80s. Not fond memories. I am truly jealous of many of my nerdy students.</p><p></p><p>And there is no more "self shame" in expressing love for comic books, D&D, Doctor Who, or other nerdy past-times. None. Every kid in my class can easily sidetrack my lesson by starting conversations about DC vs. Marvel or who is the best superhero . . . the jocks, the cheerleaders, and the "nerds". The lines are too blurred to be meaningful anymore, and they all got mad nerd knowledge from TV shows (animated and live-action) and movies, and almost every kid (still more guys than gals, but plenty of gals) have at least a small comic book collection. And they almost all watch Doctor Who. I'm getting sick of Tardis t-shirts and other Whovian paraphernalia.</p><p></p><p>It's a good time to be a young nerd. Lots of company and very little hazing or mockery at all. Us old nerds are just still shell-shocked from our formative years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 6386857, member: 18182"] Anecdotal experience here to be sure, but I teach middle school. The goalposts of who is the "ostracized nerd" have most certainly moved. Liking "nerdy" things is most definitely cool now, and a better acceptance of nerdy kids is also real, right now. The kids who are on the extreme side of nerdiness, with extreme social awkwardness, anti-social tendencies, spazzy behavior, stinky-kid syndrome . . . those kids still have a hard time, unfortunately (but still better than they did in my day). But the shy, introverted nerd who is more comfortable with his comics and D&D books rather than trying out for the football team . . . they do okay now, in my experience. Leagues different from when I was in middle school in the 80s. Not fond memories. I am truly jealous of many of my nerdy students. And there is no more "self shame" in expressing love for comic books, D&D, Doctor Who, or other nerdy past-times. None. Every kid in my class can easily sidetrack my lesson by starting conversations about DC vs. Marvel or who is the best superhero . . . the jocks, the cheerleaders, and the "nerds". The lines are too blurred to be meaningful anymore, and they all got mad nerd knowledge from TV shows (animated and live-action) and movies, and almost every kid (still more guys than gals, but plenty of gals) have at least a small comic book collection. And they almost all watch Doctor Who. I'm getting sick of Tardis t-shirts and other Whovian paraphernalia. It's a good time to be a young nerd. Lots of company and very little hazing or mockery at all. Us old nerds are just still shell-shocked from our formative years. [/QUOTE]
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