There's a correlation with officially recognized delinquency and grades, which is strengthened because when "good kids" get taken in for drug abuse, drunk driving, vandalism, and even rape (remember the Spur Posse? All but one were acquitted), they're far more likely to get let off the hook.
A correlation between dumbassery and grades? Not so strong. Grades measure intelligence, not wisdom. What the kid did didn't require a criminal mind or even a hooligan streak; it required him to embrace his inner moron for a minute. At 15, the inner moron is real close to the surface.
So: Why should what the kid did be any less wrong because he makes good grades?
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Re: Aha. A little digging
Date: 2004-05-24 05:48 pm (UTC)A correlation between dumbassery and grades? Not so strong. Grades measure intelligence, not wisdom. What the kid did didn't require a criminal mind or even a hooligan streak; it required him to embrace his inner moron for a minute. At 15, the inner moron is real close to the surface.
So: Why should what the kid did be any less wrong because he makes good grades?