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Ted Sh<strong>in</strong>ta, a teacher and adviser tothe Robotics Team at Monta Vista HighSchool, tells me someth<strong>in</strong>g similar.“When I was <strong>in</strong> high school,” he says,“you were discouraged from vot<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>student elections unless you were wear<strong>in</strong>ga varsity jacket. At most highschools you have a popular group thattyrannizes the others. But here the kids<strong>in</strong> that group don’t hold any powerover the other students. <strong>The</strong> studentbody is too academically oriented forthat.”A local college counselor namedPurvi Modi agrees. “Introversion is notlooked down upon,” she tells me. “It isaccepted. In some cases it is evenhighly respected and admired. It is coolto be a Master Chess Champion andplay <strong>in</strong> the band.” <strong>The</strong>re’s an <strong>in</strong>trovertextrovertspectrum here, as everywhere,but it’s as if the population is522/929

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