http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,404701,00.html I guess that "gifted" and "bright" are no longer synonymous
He probably gave in to peer pressure... ...just wanted to be cool. I blame opfinistic for the unfunny joke above, I'll think of a reason why later.
Darwin...paging Dr. Darwin....your theory is being field tested in India..paging Dr. Darwin...someone is trying to win your award... Cripes, this reminds me of that brilliant FarSide comic with the kid trying to push open the "out" door to walk into the school for the gifted.
Anyone who thinks bright kids need less "looking after" knows nothing about teens. This could have happened anywhere.