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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

This Week In Education: School Life: Popular Kids Most Bullied, Bullying

This Week In Education: School Life: Popular Kids Most Bullied, Bullying

School Life: Popular Kids Most Bullied, Bullying

image from static.theatlanticwire.com"High school life is less like Carrie and more like Mean Girls--the social carnage rains down upon the popular crowd far more than it does on marginalized loners. Why would a kid waste her time picking on an untouchable nerd when she could ascend the popularity ladder by taking out her slightly-cooler BFF? Bullying peaks among students in the 98th