Children doing well in class are more popular and emotionally secure than their peers having trouble academically, suggests a new study of 380 elementary school children and teachers, directly challenging the common stereotype that academically gifted children are less popular than their peers.

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Children doing well in class are more popular and emotionally secure than their peers having trouble academically, suggests a new study of 380 elementary school children and teachers, directly challenging the common stereotype that academically gifted children are less popular than their peers.