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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]

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]

You move to Texas?  Lol.

Maybe he loves those things but maybe you need to help him diversify his activities away from all the preppy stuff.  I doubt it's just his 'smarts' but the whole package.[/quote]

I went to college with a competitive tennis player from Texas who said tennis was such a big deal in his town it was like Friday Night Lights! Everyone cared about it. I'm sure they cared about football, too. The town was probably obsessed with all sports.

I realize this is an irrelevant comment but just wanted to share that weird nugget![/quote]

He was lying [/quote]

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