RQ #1: Have you ever been smart shamed? All eight (8) of the respondents have answered, yes.

RQ #2: How was the experience for you?

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It was not a
great
experience,
honestly. As
the young me
at that time, I
became
studious and
was able to studious
perform
better and be demotivatio
more active in a bad n
class, which experience
led to the In A Rut
victimized
start of
name-calling. dilemma
It was
discouraging
academically.
That kind of
experience
made me
think that
maybe I was
 in the wrong
or maybe it
was really me
who attracted
trouble.
Yes, I had my fair Yes, I had my Yes, I had my
share of uhm fair shares of fair shares of
experience of uhm uhm
being smart experience of experience of
shamed since my being smart being smart bullied and out
junior high school shamed since shamed since casted
day, there was my junior my junior
even a time that I high school high school
was bullied and day, there day, there
out-casted by my was even a was even a
own set of friends time that I time that I
just uhm because was bullied was bullied
my grades are and out- and out-
higher than theirs casted by my casted by my
ahm kapag own set of own set of
releasing of cards I friends just friends just
can feel their uhm because uhm because
stared at me dahil my grades are my grades are
nga ano mas higher than higher than
mataas 'yung theirs ahm theirs ahm
nakukuha kong in the day of in the day of
grades ganon may releasing of releasing of
mga time pa nga cards, I can cards, I can
na natatawag feel their feel their
akong teacher's stares at me stares at me
pet dahil ano close because well because well
ako sa mga my grades my grades
teachers and were higher were higher
pinagkakatiwalaa than what than what
n nila ako to do they’ve got. they’ve got.
things in theirs There were There were
stead. even times even times
that they’re that they’re
calling me calling me
names like names like
“teacher’s “teacher’s
pet” because I pet” because I
am close with am close with
my teachers my teachers
and they and they
entrust me to entrust me to
do things in do things in
their stead. their stead.

Mahirap kasi ano It was hard It was hard

habanggg... yung since… every since… every
parang nag re- time that I time that I
report ako parang would be would be
di-di talaga reporting, it reporting, it hard
naiiwasan na may cannot be cannot be
komokontra sa really avoided really avoided
mga sinasabi ko. to have them to have them
go against go against
everything everything
I’m saying. I’m saying.
Ano... Mahirap Well... It was Well... It was
tsaka nakakahiya difficult and difficult and
rin kase sa room embarrassing embarrassing
namin, kapag because in because in
matalino ka, ano our room, our room,
sila may mga when you’re when you’re
nasasabi sila sayo intelligent intelligent
lalo na kapag they have they have
Hindi nila ma- things to say things to say
reach yung mga about you about you
ginagawa mo, may especially especially
mga nasasabi when they when they
talaga sila kaya can’t reach can’t reach
mahirap na your level. your level. difficult and
embarrassing
nalalaman din ng They really They really
iba... Naiiba na have things have things
yung kwento nila to say and it to say and it
sa ginawa mo. was hard for was hard for
me when me when
other people other people
became became
aware of it aware of it
since their since their
story usually story usually
differs from differs from
what really what really
happened. happened.
Syempre nung Currently, at Currently, at
currently na na- that time that time
experience ko when I when I
'yon... Wala experienced experienced
namang madali it. There was it. There was
nung time na 'yon nothing that nothing that
kasi ahhmm.. was easy at was easy at verbal and
ahhh.. yungg that time that time cyberbullyin
ahh.. experience because ahm because ahm g
ng smart shaming ah the ah ah the ah
ano nagmula kasi experience of experience of losing the
siya sa ahh... being smart being smart
Verbal bullying shamed shamed motivation
hanggang sa started from started from
naging cyber verbal verbal
bullying siya. bullying then bullying then
Yung sa ahh.. it extended to it extended to
condition ko. So, cyberbullying cyberbullying
yung part na 'yan . In my ah . In my ah
parang ano.. condition, so condition, so
nung naka in that part of in that part of
experience ka non. course it course it
syempre mahirap became hard became hard
na pumapasok ka to attend to attend
ng school minsan school, school,
parang gusto mo sometimes sometimes
ng umuwi ganon you’ll just you’ll just
kasi.... Parang want to go want to go
tinatamad ka na home since. home since.
rin magaral You’re losing You’re losing
tinatamad ka na the need to the need to
ring ahh.. mag study. You’re study. You’re
recite or ahh.. also losing also losing
masyado kang the the
cautious sa motivation to motivation to
ginagawa mo kasi even recite even recite
alam mong since you’re since you’re
maraming becoming becoming
nakatingin sa'yo more more
or marami silang cautious in cautious in
masasabi sa'yo what you’re what you’re
that time doing since doing since
there would there would
be a lot of be a lot of
commentaries commentaries
 about you. about you.

RQ #3: Do you think being smart shamed affected your academic performances? If yes or no, why?

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 Yes, it really
made me
question all
the things
that I
fundamentally
believed.
Every time I
heard the
word "bida-
bida," it would
make me turn
my neck to helpless dejection Falling But
spot who it Striving
was aimed at. motivation
It was
immature,
but during
that time
(Elementary
and Junior
High), it was
all I could
think about. I
couldn't even
defend myself
at that time,
which made it
worse.
Yes, actually Yes, actually Yes, actually
ano nung mga at first I was at first I was
una nadi- feeling feeling
discourage ako discouraged discouraged discouraged
sa studies ko regarding my regarding my
'pagka-magre- studies like studies like a drive
recite ako sometimes I sometimes I
ganiyan kahit want to raise want to raise
gusto kong my hands to my hands to
magtaas ng answer but answer but
kamay then I know then I know
nagdadalawan that they’ll that they’ll be
g isip ako ako be able to able to say
kasi 'yun nga say something
ahm may something again and I
masasabi na again and I didn’t wanted
naman sila at didn’t to be the
ayokong wanted to be center of
maging center the center of attention
of attention attention specially their
lalo na 'yung specially whisperings
mga bulungan their like “there she
nila na "ayan whisperings goes again”,
na naman like “there “she’ll raise a
siya", she goes hand again”,
"magtataas na again”, “she’ll “such an
naman siya ng raise a hand attention
kamay", again”, “such seeker” then
"napaka- an attention when it comes
bidabida" seeker” then to exams I’ll
ganun tapos when it sometimes
kapag exam comes to purposely
minsan exams I’ll wrong my
minamali ko sometimes answers since
nalang purposely I have this
purposely lalo wrong my classmate
na meron answers that would
akong kaklase since I have literally
na hahaltakin this snatch your
papel mo para classmate paper from
malaman score that would your hand so
mo tapos literally that they’ll be
sasabihan ka snatch your able to know
ng kung ano paper from your marks
ano behind your hand so and then
your back na that they’ll would proceed
kesyo be able to on talking
nandadaya ka, know your behind your
baka mamaya marks and back.
ay may mga then would Spreading
ano papers ka proceed on rumors like
na kinukuha talking you probably
tapos alam mo behind your cheated or
na ang sagot back. that you
kasi nga close Spreading already know
ka sa mga rumors like the answers
teachers pero you probably since you’re
ayun nung una cheated or close with
lang 'yun. that you your teachers.
Ngayon kasi already know But right now,
ano eh the answers I’ve turned it
ginagawa ko since you’re as a drive to
na siyang drive close with alleviate my
para your studies.
pagbutihin lalo teachers. But
'yung pag-aaral right now,
ko. I’ve turned it
as a drive to
alleviate my
studies.
Yes, kasi Yes, because Yes, because
nakakababa it lowered my it lowered my
siya ng confidence. confidence. it lowers
confidence. self-
confidence

Oo, affected Yes, it did Yes, it did

talaga yung affect my affect my
academic academical academical
performances performances performances
kase kapag because for because for
ano. For me me, when me, when
kapag may someone is someone is putting an
nasheshame shaming me shaming me extra effort
sayo, ano e, then I put an then I put an
ginagalingan extra effort to extra effort to
ko pa para it so like it so like yeah,
parang mas yeah, go go ahead and
ano sila mas ahead and talk about me
sige pag- talk about hahahahaha.
usapan niyo ko me
ganon hahahahaha.
hahahahaha
Yes, kagaya Yes, like Yes, like what
nga ng sinabi what I have I have said
ko kanina mas said earlier I earlier I
naging became more became more
cautious ako. cautious and cautious and
Sa pagiging because of because of
cautious ko, that, the that, the
hindi ko thought of thought of not cautious
namalayan na not being being able to
hindi ko na able to do my do my usual
pala nagagawa usual things things before
‘yung ginagawa before slipped my
ko before so slipped my mind and
ayun nag- mind and resulted in
result ‘yun sa resulted in my declining
pagbaba ng my declining grades.
mga grades ko. grades.

RQ #4: How did you cope with the experience of being smart shamed?

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Actually, I
handled it the
wrong way. At
that time, I let
them have
their way, and
I allowed
myself to be
affected by
what they
were saying
about me.
However, time
truly works
its magic. As I performing outcomes Surviving
grew up, I well and
realized how Thriving
foolish I was
and how
immature coping
they were. mechanisms
Now, I'm
currently a
graduating
senior from
high school,
and I can
confidently
say that I
have achieved
satisfying
academic
results. I have
been
consistently
performing
well since the
1st semester
until now. All
 of this
wouldn't have
happened
without me
experiencing
those things.
The past truly
teaches us.

Personally, Personally, I Personally, I

ano kasi eh just decided just decided
hindi ko to ignore them to ignore
nalang sila since you them since
pinapansin know? It’s you know? It’s
kasi alam mo just me that’s just me that’s
'yun? ako going to be going to be
lang din stressed and stressed and
naman mas- besides I besides I
stress tsaka know to know to
alam ko myself that I myself that I
naman sa am deserving am deserving
sarili ko na of everything I of everything I
deserve ko have gained have gained
lahat ng so I’ll just let so I’ll just let
nakukuha ko them be with them be with improving
so whatever that whatever that academical
hinahayaan makes them makes them performances
ko nalang happy. I also happy. I also
kung saan came to a came to a
sila masaya realization realization
kasi that you that you
dumating din cannot please cannot please
ako sa everyone everyone
realization na despite of despite of
hindi talaga- doing doing
hindi talaga everything everything
lahat ng tao because because
map-please whatever you whatever you
mo kahit na- do if there’s a do if there’s a
kahit na ano person out person out
pang gawin there who there who
mo meron doesn’t like doesn’t like
talagang you then you you then you
taong may really won’t be really won’t be
ayaw sa'yo eh able to do able to do
wala kang anything. I anything. I
magagawa. turned it as a turned it as a
Ginawa ko motivation to motivation to
nalang siya improve my improve my
as motivation performances performances
na mas and also to and also to
pagbutihin prove to prove to
pa sa school everyone that everyone that
para all of the all of the
mapatunayan things I have, things I have,
ko na lahat I gained them I gained them
ng meron ako through hard through hard
dahil 'yun sa work. I also work. I also
paghihirap ko want to show want to show
in a way na to their faces to their faces
parang gusto that they’re that they’re
ko din ipa- wrong about wrong about
mukha sa me. That’s all. me. That’s all.
kanila na
Mali 'yung
sinasabi nila
tungkol
sa'kin. 'Yun
lang.
Hindi ko I just ignores I just ignores
nalang sila them. them.
pinapansin.
ignoring

Ano lang, Well, what I Well, what I

ayon nga did was I gave did was I gave
ginagalingan my best even my best even
ko pa lalo more so that more so that
para mas they’ll shut up they’ll shut
manahimik with their up with their
sila sa mga nonsense nonsense
sinasabi nila since there’s since there’s doing the
kase wala rin nothing much nothing much utmost
naman akong to do anyway. to do anyway.
magagawa e. No matter No matter
Kahit naman what I do, what I do,
anong gawin they won’t they won’t
ko hindi din even try to even try to
naman nila understand understand
ako me. me.
susubukang
intindihin.
Ah siguro Ah my coping Ah my coping
‘yung isa sa mechanism mechanism
naging coping back then was back then was
mechanism to just ignore to just ignore productive
ko noon is them, I’m not them, I’m not
ano, deadma- really the type really the type
hin nalang to fight to fight
‘yung ahhh, someone or someone or
‘yung have a have a
ginagawa nila confrontations confrontation
kasi ahh. I'm with them s with them
not really ano and when it and when it
na.. happened to happened to
lumalaban or me I did not me I did not
ah considered in considered in
nagsasalita a bad way but a bad way but
against them instead I tried instead I tried
and syempre to look at it in to look at it in
ah do'n a positive a positive
naman sa way. I am also way. I am also
nangyayaring somehow somehow
bagay na 'yon thankful that thankful that
ahh.. hindi it happened it happened
ko siya kino- since that was since that was
consider as one of the one of the
ano bad side reasons why reasons why
or as bad my my
scenario na relationship relationship
nangyari with God with God
sa'kin kundi became became
ahh stronger and stronger and
tinitignan ko one of my one of my
siya in a good coping coping
way na ahm mechanism mechanism
thankful din back then too back then too
ako na were prayers. were prayers.
nangyari 'yon Because of Because of
kasi una sa that I became that I became
lahat lalo more more
akong productive productive
napalapit sa and I tried to and I tried to
diyos at 'yon busy myself busy myself
din ‘yung up with up with
naging ano.. things to do things to do
isa sa mga so that I’ll be so that I’ll be
coping able to take able to take
mechanism my mind off of my mind off of
ko yung the things the things
prayer. Mas they’ve been they’ve been
lalo akong doing to me. doing to me.
naging
productive
and bini-
busy ko sarili
ko sa mga
ginagawa ko
para ahm
makalimutan
ko ‘yung
ginawa nila
sa'kin.