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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Being smart is not a liability. It is how you carry yourself. For boys, athleticism often has the most social capital. I have one boy in middle and high school. We live in an area with a well educated population so many parents from top universities. No one is teasing anyone for being smart. The most popular boys are often rich, good looking, athletic and also smart.[/quote] This is part of the issue - he plays golf and swims, though neither are school sports. His classmates all play football and make fun of him for not doing so. But we do not live in a highly educated area anymore.[/quote] Swimming is not an uncool sport. If he did it at school though it'd make things a lot easier in terms of school integration. [/quote]
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