>I'll guess that you fitted in fairly well in school. I never did (until grad school really), neither did one of my sons. We each had small groups of friends, but school was _really_ tough.
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>You may not have noticed but kids can be really cruel to those who don't fit in. Until recently, the general attitude has been that the victims need to "learn to take it" and similar things. Now we're finally starting to realize that it's the aggressors who are in the wrong and to teach that bullying is not acceptable.
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>Some kids are just so different in their abilities and interests that high school is not a good place for them.
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>Tamar

What are exact solutions to this problem?

I was bullied quite a lot in school and especially in camps.

My sons seem to follow my footsteps. My oldest son is very shy and don't mix well with the other kids.

He does have some friends in school, though.