NP here. I also know of a kid who is repeating a grade (& transferring to boarding school) to play their sport. It’s not about pro sports. It’s about getting into their parents’ Ivy League alma mater. |
No. Height has always been made fun of if you’re on the extreme end one way or the other. You just weren’t paying attention because you weren’t the target. |
Um that is ridiculous. This isn’t 1950. |
I'm 5'8" and like to wear tall heels. I just could never get into men under 6'. Jokes on me but now my girls are super tall (thanks to their dad). They seem to love being tall and everyone wants them to model, play volleyball, or play basketball. But I worry they have limited their dating pool. All 3 say they won't date men who are shorter than they are but they're so tall it doesn't leave open many options besides athletes. Yikes! Hopefully they get lucky like I did with their dad but then how tall will my grandkids be?!?!?! |
I know students who are tracked to go to college on a D1 scholarship but aren’t completely ready go to a 5th year at a boarding school tuition free. But how does playing a sport for the average kid help get into an Ivy League. |
Outliers (short men and tall women) have always been teased. Nothing new there.
Beyond that- it is Sports and dating apps/social media. Sports are more competitive than ever, high schools are larger than ever, and height is a big advantage is most sports. Dating apps- self explanatory. Most women would notice unusually tall vs short but didn’t know or care 5’9” vs 5’11” vs 6’0” etc in my dating days (I’m 44). Social media has put a focus on a specific number. |
From Wikipedia: Statistics. Across studies, the correlation coefficient of height and intelligence was generally found to be around 0.2, indicating a positive association between height and intelligence which is weak but still statistically significant. |
OMG this is funny. |
My son is predicted to be 5'4-5'6 and some of the comments on this thread and even from the OP are sad. |
That’s even sadder. Imagine how they will feel when he doesn’t get in and doesn’t play the sport anymore. |
I have a few things about me that most people wouldn't consider ideal and a short son. I've passed on my philosophy that there are lots of shallow people in life, but there are good people too. Cultivate the latter, follow a middle finger mindset to the former and go and live your best life. |
Says napoleon |
Are you holding Napoleon up as a failure? Better then those nobodies who live average lives |
Never heard of any conversations about height within my group. |
I think being a midget is fun |