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A CULTURE OF UNDERACHIEVEMENT IN BRITAIN: ?The study, published in the Sociological Review, shows h?

By Glenn Reynolds

A CULTURE OF UNDERACHIEVEMENT IN BRITAIN: “The study, published in the Sociological Review, shows how difficult it is for children, particularly boys, to be clever and popular. Boys risk being assaulted in some schools for being high-achievers. To conform and escape alienation, clever boys told researchers they may ‘try to fall behind’ or ‘dumb down’.”

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on March 30, 2009 (boomark / email).