Class clown

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What were you like in high school?

I’m asking because I came across an academic study suggesting that “class clowns” often turn out to be the smartest and most successful kids in school.

No surprise, really. But it got me thinking about how I’d answer that question myself.

I was a transfer student. I was in honors and AP classes. I wrote a lot—for the y…