| "Overachieving and arrogance aren't one in the same"
My input: the problem is that overachievers do not give people any reason to assume they are not arrogant. I think it's important that in the social world, you expand your ideas and open up your mind to the people/beliefs around you. AP's, good test scores, going to the best university. It's not bad to be academically-minded and have enthusiasm for doing well in school. If your passion is mathematics or being a historical scholar, by all means follow your dreams. I myself want to go to MIT for physics/philosophy. However, I also play sports (not to say that athletes are stupid btw) and have friends from alot of different social groups. Though I'm known as the nerd who is on the basketball team, most other people can't say that. In this sense, I feel well-rounded and accomplished. And as I get older, I am starting to understand that all people are different and unique.
We get so caught up in what we do that we forget there are other people also doing what they want to do. We also don't realize that some people are not made out for college, basically the path that we say is the only one that leads to success. IT'S OK!!! It's called diversity, and it actually helps the world function properly. So no, overachieving and arrogance are not directly associated. So my question is this: why is it that overachievers are arrogant? If we look at this situation in a different light, maybe overachievers won't be so arrogant.
Another thought: if we care so much about other people's futures that we feel the need to constantly remind them of how much they are failing, why don't we tutor them or study with them? You know, it is acceptable to hang out with "stupid" people. |