false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255575320m/2215535.jpg 2215535 1 A lively, thought-provoking book that zeros in on the timely issue of how anti-intellectualism is bad for our children and even worse for America. <br/><br/> Why are our children so terrified to be called "nerds"? And what is the cost of this rising tide of anti-intellectualism to both our children and our nation? In <i>Nerds</i>, family psychotherapist and psychology professor David Anderegg examines why science and engineering have become socially poisonous disciplines, why adults wink at the derision of "nerdy" kids, and what we can do to prepare our children to succeed in an increasingly high-tech world. <br/><br/> <i>Nerds</i> takes a measured look at how we think about and why we should rethink "nerds," examining such topics as: - our anxiety about intense interest in things mechanical or technological;<br/> - the pathologizing of "nerdy" behavior with diagnoses such as Asperger syndrome;<br/> - the cycle of anti-nerd prejudice that took place after the Columbine incident;<br/> - why nerds are almost exclusively an American phenomenon;<br/> - the archetypal struggles of nerds and jocks in American popular culture and history;<br/> - the conformity of adolescents and why adolescent stereotypes linger into adulthood long after we should know better; and nerd cultural markers, particularly science fiction. <br/><br/> Using education research, psychological theory, and interviews with nerdy and non-nerdy kids alike, Anderegg argues that we stand in dire need of turning around the big dumb ship of American society to prepare rising generations to compete in the global marketplace. 2221323 27 12 2007 Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them total:89|5:16|4:32|3:31|2:10|1:0| 89 321 205 28 4 4 false false Thu May 29 14:18:54 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 12:41:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 18:38:24 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 12:00:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 13:34:32 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 13:49:14 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 20:58:44 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 21:13:40 -0700 2009
I think I was a pretty nerdy kid, and my main thing as I was reading this book was that I kept thinking, "Oh, calm down. I didn't feel that marginalized as a kid. About a week later, I had a chance to revisit my old elementary school." It...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon May 25 13:36:21 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 13:42:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun May 17 19:48:33 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 19:49:20 -0700 2009 Are you socially awkward?

Technologically sophisticated or just extremely passionate
about one or more subjects? Well, maybe you're a "nerd."
And what's wrong with being a nerd? In this fascinating
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