Should schools fail students based on their popularity rather than grades?

[eternus]

Based on real world value, I'd say so. Because it's the popular kids that know how to "network" and follow fads, trends, celebrities, etc. What kind of person do you think invented Facebook, Twitter, smartphones, Web 2.0, etc? It's not the stereotypical computer geek, which seems like an outdated 90s stereotype these days, but someone who knows that Paris Hilton can't type more than 140 characters per post. I'm not saying it's the right thing to do. In fact it may award bullies. But based purely on employability, bullies are good because have the mentality of aggressively making money and destroying corporate competitors. Also, unpopular kids that do not have friends and never dated are more likely to be depressed. All those A's I got in school are useless. But a straight D student is more confident than me and more likely to get a job, because getting one is just one goal compared to having friends to lean on, getting married, starting a family, etc., goals that he can easily accomplish.
I'm that unpopular kid, if I didn't make it clear. And I know I'm pathetic, you don't need to tell me.
mooka - I have one of the degrees on that list. It's great you are smart AND popular. What I'm saying is that uber-unsocial people like me have trouble.