Why Was the Kid With the Glasses Such a Dummy?
I feel like this was typical JJ Abrams. Do a remake of another, or other, superior films with a few slight cosmetic twists, like making the bespectacled kid the dumb one in the group, but that's why it never rings true to me.
Back in high school, when I did wear glasses, I don't remember anyone who wore glasses being thick. Everyone who wore glasses was in the top set for most subjects.