The Oldest Kids in Class Are Also the Most Popular
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4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 10 June 2021
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Learn why older classmates are more popular; how some invasive species help their ecosystems; and keyboard cleaning tips.
Don't be surprised if the oldest kids in your class were also more popular by Kelsey Donk
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| 0:38.8 | I'm Cody Goff. |
| 0:39.5 | And I'm Ashley Hamer. |
| 0:40.8 | Today you'll learn about why the oldest kids in your class were probably the most popular, |
| 0:45.0 | how some invasive species actually helped their ecosystems, |
| 0:48.0 | and how often you should clean your keyboard. |
| 0:51.0 | Let's satisfy some curiosity. |
| 0:53.0 | Who were the most popular kids in your school? |
| 0:57.0 | Chances are good that it was the oldest kids in class. |
| 1:01.0 | According to a new study, high school popularity is linked to how old you |
| 1:05.8 | were compared to the other kids in kindergarten. So in any given class, the older kids |
| 1:11.6 | are also most likely to be the popular ones. |
| 1:14.4 | And that can have pretty significant long-term effects on a kid's life. |
| 1:18.8 | This study is the first of its kinds to look into the relationship between age and popularity. |
| 1:25.3 | Previous research into the effects of a student's age has looked at things like academic |
| 1:29.9 | performance, sports, skills, and self-esteem. |
| 1:34.0 | But for this study, researchers waded into uncharted and dangerous territory, |
| 1:39.3 | high school popularity. |
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