Using "Once again" in the title seems misplaced, since the article is from 2007. When I was growing up, it seemed ok to be praised for being smart, because lif

Using "Once again" in the title seems misplaced, since the article is from 2007. When I was growing up, it seemed ok to be praised for being smart, because life outside of being smart was terrifically difficult. Taking the school bus to school, being bullied, having a weird foreign name, the Canadian winter, those all seemed to promote some resilience, and being smarter than your average bear just seemed to be a light of hope.