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Geeks at secondary school

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Citrus81 · 06/07/2010 12:57

Do they fit in?

DS is a total geek (and proud of it) but I worry that he'll get picked on for it! People keep telling me "it's kinda cool to be a geek at secondary school" but are they just trying to make me feel better?

On another note, it's his first induction day today. I left him at the "big school" gates with his little friend and watched them walk through a sea of scary looking teenagers. Please tell me it will turn out ok!? he's never going to be mr popular but I want him to at least enjoy school.

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HoopyFroodDude · 06/07/2010 13:22

Yes what is your definition of a geek ?

Citrus81 · 06/07/2010 13:20

Well he ticks all the boxes. No good at sports, obsessed with computers, good with maths, obsessed with grammar and good English, speaks a little posh (over pronounces things) and wears glasses

I think he'll be ok in the older years but I worry about year 7 and 8 etc

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seeker · 06/07/2010 13:02

Depends what you mean by geek, I suppose.

brimfull · 06/07/2010 13:01

I would agree
Geeks that are confident about who they are tend to be thought of as cool.
I remember dd starting big school and it is scary

MathsMadMummy · 06/07/2010 13:01

it probably depends what kind of school it is TBH! I've always been a geek but luckily I got into a superselective so I was normal there. I would've been worse off at the local dump comprehensive.

but that was a decade or so ago, I think it's changed now - the word 'geek' has got a bit more cred, so to speak. IMHO anyway

I wouldn't worry - just make sure he has the confidence to be true to himself.