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My name is

I AM A GEEK

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“THE GEEK”

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NATIVE

NATIVE

GEEKNERD

NERDSomeone

who is passionate

about learning,

being smart, or academia.

GEEKSomeone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.

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70% Nerdiness 76th Percentile

83% Geekosity 99th Percentile

35% Dork Points

57th Percentile

Modern, Cool Nerd

Probably Wears GlassesProbably Wears Glasses

http://philosophyforlife.org/why-im-not-a-geek/

Above Average IntelligenceAbove Average Intelligence

Slightly obsessive in their interests.Slightly obsessive in their interests.

Likely to be mathletes, physics buffs, tech-heads, or hackers, although they could be evidence based wonks.

Likely to be mathletes, physics buffs, tech-heads, or hackers, although they could be evidence based wonks.

Likely to get excited by machines or systems.

Likely to get excited by machines or systems.

FONTS. FONTS.

Possess an endearingly goofy enthusiasm for their obsessions.

Possess an endearingly goofy enthusiasm for their obsessions.

This slide drives you CRAZY.

Probably likes sci-fi, fantasy, superheroes, TV, comics, films and computer games.

Probably likes sci-fi, fantasy, superheroes, TV, comics, films and computer games.

GEEKSHAVE INHERITED THE EARTH

Life ABSOLUTELY gets BETTER when you get older.

GIFTED LAND

YOU ARE NOT ALONE

FIND YOUR PEEPS

NOT JUST ON TUESDAYS

24 / 7

ALL DAY EVERYDAY

TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT BEING

GIFTED

1. Don't be afraid to fall in love with something and pursue it with intensity.!2. Know, understand, take pride in, practice, develop, exploit and enjoy your greatest strengths.!3. Learn to free yourself from the expectations of others and to walk away from the games they impose on you.!Free yourself to play your own game.!4. Find a great teacher or mentor who will help you.!5. Don't waste energy trying to be well rounded.!6. Do what you love and can do well.!7. Learn the skills of interdependence.

MANIFESTO: A Guide for Developing a Creative Career

It is OK to be smart.

It is GREAT to be smart.

It is AWESOME to be smart.

TODAY TOMORROWTO

ACCESS

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youtube.com/user/Vihart

starwars.wikia.com

harrypotterfanfiction.com

DON’T FORGET PODCASTS

mentalfloss.com

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RESPONSIBILITY

With great power comes great responsibility

NEWS FLASH

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“We don’t

have the option of turning away

from the future.

No one gets to

vote on whether technology is

going to change our lives.”

Bill Gates !The Road Ahead

“Every generation of teenagers embraces the freedoms and possibilities wrought by technology in ways that shock the elders.”

Time!!March!27,!2006

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