Many of us know what it feels like to be an outside in high school. Some give in to the pressure to fit in; others remain “on the bottom of the social food chain”. However, Alexandra Robbins, the author of the book The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth believes what makes people unpopular in high school, mainly an unwillingness to obey, tends to translate into success as an adult.

Robbins has spent the past decade analyzing the behavior of high school students. She found the things that make a student different make them a target. But in adulthood and outside of the school setting, the things “that make you different make you interesting, fun, and often successful,” she told the UK’s Daily Mail.

She researched the qualities that people found most valuable in adults. The top qualities are: creativity, free-thinking, vision, authenticity, self-awareness, honesty, curiosity, love of learning, and courage. “Those are qualities that are far more likely to be found in school outsiders than in the popular kids,” she said.

According to Robbins, when people are in with a popular crowd, they are more likely to hide aspects of their identity in order to fit into the group. As she put it to Yahoo.com, “You are more likely to have goals of social dominance(強(qiáng)勢(shì))rather than forming actual true friendships. You are more likely to let other people pressure you into doing things. None of those things is admirable or useful as adults.”

Meanwhile, in the eyes of Robbins, the outsiders are much more self-aware and much braver than the popular students. They are brave because they are sticking to being themselves in a challenging environment.

There are many celebrity examples of progress from unpopularity to later fame. Hollywood director Steven Spielberg was laughed at for being Jewish in high school. JK Rowling, author of hugely popular Harry Potter, was teased in school as a glasses-wearing child who lived mostly in books and daydreams.

Robbins encourages students to participate in out-of-class activities. “They will automatically meet people with similar tastes,” she told Daily Mail.

1.According to Robbins, what can make a student a target in high school?

A. Difference to others

B. Pressure to fit in

C. Unwillingness to obey

D. Behavior of high school students

2.Which quality is NOT considered to be valuable in adults?

A. Being creative

B. Being authentic

C. Being different

D. Being curious

3.Why do popular kids tend to be not as successful as outsiders?

A. They may have goals of forming actual true friendships

B. They may hide aspects of their identity to fit in

C. They may force others into doing things

D. They may stick to being themselves in the society

4.Which of the following statements is true?

A. Young people who are outside are successful as adults

B. JK Rowling is one of celebrities of unpopularity

C. Unpopular students develop skills while the popular don’t

D. Robbins encourages young people to be themselves

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