College is cool, but knowledge is not?

Knowledge is supposedly valued in our society. We need knowledge to get places in life. So why is it that so many young people seem to literally repel knowledge? It's like people, especially girls, are embarrassed to know things. I have this one friend and she pretends to be dumb. She was lazy in highschool and didn't get good grades. It seems she is taking her lack of high marks and turning herself into a joke. Let me show you an example, one day she made her facebook status something, I can't remember what it was now, but it was extremely grammatically incorrect. Someone commented saying she had made a mistake and she said well what do you expect? I almost failed basic English. Now personally, that is not something I would brag about. She is intelligent, but chooses to hide that from people. Maybe it's to seem more attractive to guys? But seriously, if the guy wants a dumb girl with no brain power what so ever, he's not worth it.

In highschool especially it seemed like people were scared to be in the middle range. It was okay to be in AP classes with very high marks, you were admired in a way, or the opposite end of the spectrum, if you were failing almost everything you were a joke. But you were in on the joke so it's okay. If you were in the middle you just floated through, pretty much invisible. This really bothers me. Not everyone is a genious, but everyone has the potential to be smart.

As a second year university student I value knowledge. I try to learn as much as I can in my classes. I am proud of what I know and if someones asks me a question I try to answer to the best of my ability. Do people think that not knowing things makes them more attractive? Because FYI world, it doesn't. Not being able to hold a conversation is not appealing. Sure, not everyone is the next Einstein or Socrates. But everyone has thoughts and opinions and they should not be afraid to share them.

I don't want to place myself above the previously mentioned stereotype, but I truly value knowledge and education. If I know something I'm not going to be embarrassed about it. I am going to speak up and let the world know that I work hard and I have something to show for it.