Dear Queenie,
I’m a high school student and I do very well in school because I read a lot and remember what I hear and read. However, my classmates do not like me because I do so much better than them and they call me names and play tricks on me.
Queenie, I can’t help being smart and I refuse to try to play dumb just to please the other kids.—Smart kid
Dear Smart kid,
It is not easy to be “different” from your peers, especially at your age. Perhaps you could find some friends by joining one or more special-interest groups of students older than yourself.
You could also make some friends by offering to help some of your contemporaries with their schoolwork. Just do not let them bully you into doing the work for them.
