I have a 98 average at school. I don't brag to anybody about my grades but when I sit on the bus to take a peek while my friends are talking, they silence everything just to yell at me for being so smart. (I have an extensive vocabulary).
I'm also in band and play the sax. When I bring it on the bus, the kid in my seat SCREAMS and tries to push me out. I've talked to my bus driver about it but she didn't think it was really serious.
2006-11-19 01:25:00 · 23 answers · asked by Taylor 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
My "friends" think that words like "occupation", "moderate", and "multiple" are big words that nobody used except teachers and I'm in middle school.
2006-11-20 10:41:42 · update #1
Don't forget the purpose of your endeavors. You go to the school for studying and not for making friends.
2006-11-19 01:27:09 · answer #1 · answered by keyman_o 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is more to this than your question itself. First of all, are you using "big" words that intimidate your classmates? That's a way of bragging. You must be flaunting your intelligence in some way that is irritating everyone. You have a choice of being the super intelligent person who disdains others, or is willing to wait for a soul-mate type of friend who doesn't care about what others think - or, if you want to be with your "friends," you have to do something to fit in with them (like don't overuse your "extensive vocabulary!).
I don't understand the problem with your sax, but maybe you try to take up too much space.
Finally, middle school or high school, wherever you are, is a difficult time for adolescents, and you have to find your own way. Remember - being intelligent is NOT a problem. The way you present yourself may be a problem. I hope you find a way to get this worked out. It will probably not be easy or fast. Don't dumb yourself down, but try to make yourself more accessible.
2006-11-19 09:44:40 · answer #2 · answered by janeinthecity_1999 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sure you are not the only person that excels at school. Find new friends these friends you have now arent true friends. I am sure they know that you have a high average so this may not be the reason for them disliking you. If you have to take the sax home and you know it causes a problem and takes up a lot of room then get a ride home when you have to take the instrument home.
2006-11-19 09:30:56 · answer #3 · answered by justturning40 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep excelling in school, afterwards you will be glad you did. Tell your principle about the kid who screams at you and tries to push you out. Your "friends" are jealous and I don't think they are your friends because a friend wouldn't do that. I'm sorry this is happening to you. I know it's hard but you need to keep up your grades to get into college and get a good job.
2006-11-19 09:32:00 · answer #4 · answered by greylady 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your school friends have a problem with your studiously academic behavior ask yourself what is more important, hangin with darla and brittny or scoring a nice all expense paid vacation/scolarship to a sweet ivy leage dream, complete with real friends that connect with you on levels iron strong and support you like a foundation of granite as you plan it, all. I could sit and go on drippin advice like i'm a faucet leakin upon you ,if you'll nurture advice each seedling will soon unfold twice over into a bolder vision of the 1 living controler that is all powerful from crown down to shoulder to ground so tell the hounds to roll over. {small-wonder}
2006-11-19 09:49:09 · answer #5 · answered by fluent_c_libra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Friends are always around and you can lose them one way or another, you should brag that it is their jealousy and not their despice that pushes you away. I have been in the exact same situation. This has never stopped me. True friends are going to come on time. All the best.
2006-11-19 09:33:07 · answer #6 · answered by Chichou 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep excelling. After graduation, you won't see any of them anyway. You will meet new, good friends with similar interests in college, and those will be the friends you keep for life. Then in 10 years you can go to your reunion in a BMW and they will wish they were as smart as you.
2006-11-19 09:31:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are going to do well in whatever you set your mind to do!!!!!
They are intimidated by you.
Do not let anyone scare you into feeling bad about yourself.
They are not your friends, if anything they should be asking you to coach them on their homework.
Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!
The next time they act this way towards you, tell them, "I am not sorry for being smart",I am going to pray for all of you, smile and then walk away.
2006-11-19 09:33:32 · answer #8 · answered by purpleone726 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bravo for what you are doing and continue to out-perform. you will make more friends in the long run. be what you are and stand up to what you believe -- later on in life it pays. as an example --in my youth i never followed friends who smoke -- tempted i was, but never followed the habit..thus -- after a good number of years...now everyone know smoking is bad. you are in the same boat..sax is good, music is good, outperforming is good -- do not go with what your friends think or do...they are jealous because they envy you. remember no one hits an apple tree if there is no good apple on it...hope it helps.
2006-11-19 09:30:38 · answer #9 · answered by s t 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have the same problem with my friends sometimes, they give me a hard time for being smart and i dont brag either, they just feel a little mad or jelous that your smarter than them, try talking to them and if they were your real friends they'd understand and stop.
Hope I Helped :)
2006-11-19 11:24:54 · answer #10 · answered by Janelle S. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋