I wonder if the grass really is greener on the other side.

The grass might be greener on the other side but you can assume the water bill is higher too. Grass lawns are such a waste of water. I understand why the English have grass (because it rains all the time) but in America it is such a waste of water. Anyway, metaphorically speaking, the grass is only green because the property owner takes care of it. If you don’t take care of your grass it’s not going to be green. Like Kipling said “Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.” You need to take care of yourself, be more concerned with your character than your reputation or other people’s reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. You need to stop focusing on other people and worry about yourself. Improve yourself, educate yourself, and love yourself. If you feel that you are not being challenged in your class then you need to take a higher level class, and if you feel that your teacher is not teaching you then you need to find better teachers online (YouTube or other downloadable class lectures). And if you don’t feel like doing that then open your textbook. As the old saying goes, Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about other people. Don’t waste your potential.