There's social niches that kids are meant to fit neatly into. I never did fit in at highschool. I was a nerd, but I wasn't smart. I failed in my studies most of the time, but I didn't vent it out like the "bad" kids who thought it was cool to be stupid. I had nerd friends that were clever, though they constantly looked down on me because I found it harder than the average student to learn things. I think the real smart people learn that there is no pigeon holes that humans neatly fit into.

Do you still get hassled for being smart?