We used to tell these people, “Get off your high horse.” I never knew what that meant literally, for they weren’t on any horse, high or low. But we all knew what the expression meant.

Is there anyone more annoying, more off-putting, more “fur-rubbed-the-wrong-way,” than someone who is convinced they are “better” than you? Whether they are richer, or smarter, or prettier, or stronger, there are those who love going around “on their high horse.”

In junior highs and high schools “cliques” rule the world. Every possible grouping of people gets its own label. Every pack has its own indelible identity. There are “jocks” and “cheerleaders.” There are “Goths” and “Geeks.” There are “Nerds” and “Freaks.” How ironic that it is in school — the place we are primed and prepared for the expansive poss…