"…because nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff… Nerds are allowed to love stuff, like jump-up-and-down-in-the-chair-can’t-control-yourself love it. Hank, when people call people nerds, mostly what they’re saying is ‘you like stuff.’ Which is just not a good insult at all. Like, ‘you are too enthusiastic about the miracle of human consciousness’."

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John Green

(via amandabrollercoaster)

This is so accurate with regards to my students. My “nerds” don’t often fit the TV stereotypes of nerd, but they are the students that have a natural curiosity about whatever we are learning.

I feel so sorry for my students that are “too cool for school.” They must wander around their lives so bored, missing out on so much beauty and truth.

I hope to God that my son is a nerd one day. I will try my best.

(via peterwknox)