The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory, and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School Audiobook

" Lacks substance and factual content. "

" The author follows about 6 different students and a teacher throughout the country for a year who fit various "cafeteria fringe" sub-groups: loner, nerd, band geek, popular, etc. Through telling their stories - she supplements their stories with research and anecdotal evidence to support her threories about the ups and downs of high school social life. I found this book to be very interesting and engaging. The only thing that bothered me a little was how the "evidence" she used to support her theories were not particularly strong- so it made me wonder if she was just cherry-picking the information out there. She does make compelling arguments for why being "popular" isn't necessarily desirable but the main theme is how the "outsiders" of high school have a lot to contribute to the world and the reasons why they tend to do very well beyond high school. "

" Spot on observational book about outsiders and the trials they face during high school. She nailed the bullying behavior, including the exposure of reasons why schools are not addressing the real issues (b/c the teachers are modeling the behavior for the kids). "

" The portrayal you see in movies of geeks and nerds vs the jocks and cheerleaders are true. This books looks at the outsiders in the US school system and how being in groups and being popular is not as good as it seems. A good book for those growing up and also for their parents. "

" boo hoo. I was so excited to read this. yet the author is just going through over and over again different profiles of "excluded" case studies and not saying why or what the end result is. Great topic - poorly executed. I hope I make it to the end. maybe. "

" I loved all the interviews interwoven into this book as several different stories. I love that this book tells it like it is. "

" It think this is a very important topic. Still, I couldn't finish this book... "

" This is a book that ALL high school students should read. Adults in and outside the school system should read it as well in order to understand what we go through. "

" This was a slow read, but good! I'm thinking of using excerpts or chapters in the classroom... "

" An enjoyable read. The psychology of cliques aand outsiders was nicely embedded in personal accounts of several real students. I never struggled to belong like these kids, but this helped me understand the group dynamics in high school. "

" Amazing book! It's completely non-fiction, but most of it reads like fiction! Robbins gives the teens she studies challenges that change their image without changing themselves. I can relate to every main character in this book. :D "

" This is the third book by Robbins that I've read. I like her story-telling/journalist style. At times I felt her opinions were pushed a little to heavily, but in general the subject matter was really well presented. "

" Stop making all the students conform. Those quirky kiddos have the innovative ideas. "

" I really wanted to like this book. Eventually, the format of following seven individual quirky students got confusing. Had trouble keeping track of who was who and what each of them were trying to achieve. "

" I enjoyed this book very much! It was so informative & really got me thinking about how to handle things as Abby grows up!! I highly recommend for parents, teachers, administrators, even teens!! "

" Very good book. As a teacher, I can totally see what the author is saying about kids and social interactions. A must read for anyone with kids, or who works with kids. "

" This book was awesome!! The real people followed were interesting and I only wish the author had updated the reader to what happened to them after high school. A must read for any teacher, wannabe teacher and any parent of a teenager or soon to be. "