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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Right out of a teen movie that’s fantasy.   Kids don’t give a shit where parents went to school.  Athletic does not automatically go with smart, usually doesn’t.

There are too many of those parents in the DC that are socially awkward, nerdy and not all that good looking.   But according to you they all produce good looking athletic smart kids. Right

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Help this makes no sense. [/quote]

Really? You can't understand that, for example, kids in a place like West Texas are encouraged to play football because it's their only shot at college, both academically and financially? Not every school attracts good-looking, all-American lax players with blonde girlfriends. [/quote]

The probability of becoming a pro football player is 0.

There are 2000 NFL players total, and only a slice retire and get replaced each year.

And if for some bizarre reason a random kid in West Texas has a chance, why would they encourage competition? [/quote]

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