Another Gen X-er here and yes this pretty much defined school in the 80s. But with four nieces, two in middle school and two in high school, your son's experience isn't what I've been told. Now it's "the plastics" for the richer popular kids, "the misfits" for the nerdier kids, "the outcasts" for those who don't want a thing to do with school or its activities. Admittedly, these four lean heavily into a nerd category - band kids who tend to be pretty silly. Within their groups there seems to be a lot of acceptance of all kinds of people (except maybe The Plastics) that I find refreshing.
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Date: 2024-09-01 02:54 pm (UTC)From:Great job, A!