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OK, I found this yesterday, but the board wouldn't let me post anything, but here it is now... http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html
It's an article about nerds in american high school, and though I admit it that I have no first hand experience, it doesn't seem to be that far off...
That which is dreamed can never be lost, can never be undreamed.
-Master Li in Neil Gaiman's Sandman
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smith
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Registered: January 1970
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He says:
"Officially the purpose of high schools is to teach kids. In fact their primary purpose is to keep kids all locked up in one place for a big chunk of the day so adults can get things done in this specialized industrial society.
The most important thing is to stay on the premises. While there, the authorities feed you, prevent overt violence, and make some effort to teach you something. But, beyond that, the wardens don't have much to do with the inmates and, left to their own devices, they create a Lord of the Flies world."
This is a very good paper, sad but true. Thanks, Setras for posting it. 
smith
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