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The Pressure to Live Up to Your Intelligence
Ted was a child who wanted to make friends and experience the world, but faced unrelenting pressure to live up to his intellect. To Ted, the adults in his life cared more about his brain than his happiness. As with many teens, high school challenged Ted's shaky social foundation. Everyone knew Ted was smart, but made no effort to find out anymore.