In that case, street smarts are usually the underestimated variety of intelligence, and often implied to be more important in the end. After all, a street smart but book dumb character might fail a chemistry test, but a book smart and street stupid character may ace the test yet fail to make it out of danger alive without the assistance of their street smart intellectual inferior. Why making kids street smart is a smart choice for parents. Mark twain book smarts vs street smarts is as intense of a battle as the current presidential election. The ladies of the real share their views, in this girl chat. Book smart is simply describing that the person as generally intelligent, well educated and. This trope may go handinhand with book dumb, illustrating that there is more than one way in which to be intelligent.
Book smart or street smart, we have to put effort into becoming smarter. Jul 03, 2010 sarah sleans book smart, street stupid. Say youre out of money which is a lie tell him to back off. Intelligent people may or may not have been educated to a higher level 8. In the beginning he emphasizes that his knowledge of business comes from street smarts, beginning with the lessons he learned on the street from his father. Theyre experts at recalling, recognizing, and analyzing information. Some people are analytically intelligent or book smart. What are some of the best books to develop street smarts. Intelligence, on the other hand, is something with which you are born. Book smart people have often studied hard to achieve their level of knowledge.
Now you may be mad at me but hey its true and we all know it. Im the year level coordinator for year 11 are bray park shs and i was wondering if i could grab an electronic copy of the street smart handbook. We string them into jewels or into tinware, as we may choose. Book smart is simply describing that the person as generally intelligent, well educated and do well academically. Intelligent people tend to use their instincts more to make decisions whereas book smart people rely on tried and tested strategies 5. Feb 15, 2018 people share ultimate street smarts tips you can use in certain situations raskreddit duration. Believe it or not, its easier to be a student than it is to be homeless. If an creepy old man approaches you, and asks you for some money how would you handle the cituation. Dec 09, 2015 book smart is simply describing that the person as generally intelligent, well educated and do well academically.
Just as useful as book smarts, and in many cases more so. Human emotions are often conveyed through body language and facial expression. It is from experiences such as mine that we get our education of life. How can you tell if someone is secretly feeling upset. Book smart people are wellread and possess a wealth of knowledge. Jan 31, 2014 the truth is, being book smart and street smart has a lot more to do than just your upbringing and personality. Would you rather your child be book smart or street smart. While many, if not most, people hold book smarts in the highest regard, the truth is. Street smart, book smart, or neither 15 questions developed by. That said, a street smart character by no means must be a poor. What you will find is many books instructing you how to improve specific skillsets that, combined, could be called street smarts. In the end the book smart harvard debate team was defeated by the street smart prisoners.
There is no doubt in my mind street smarts kicks book smarts ass. Well i try not to go outside much since im allergic to sunlight, and im majoring in materials science and engineering, so book smarts are more useful to me. You wear many hats, and you take a flexible approach to life. Were talking about street smarts versus book smarts, and these two could not be any more different from each other. Although, these are equally important im not trying to belittle street smarts. Does the word smart have a bad meaning in your language. Being street smart beats being book smart any day of the week. Just to set an example in regardings to the topic, when the economy comes down to a threat where individuals will be drafted to war, street smarts will doubt less and think of strategies in order to survive through the battlefield,while on the other hand book smarts are hesitating about. The truth is, being book smart and street smart has a lot more to do than just your upbringing and personality. However, the underlying idea is that the person deals with situations especially bad or difficult situations from an intellectual d. Or man, that kid is really smart, but he has no street smarts whatsoever.
So, are you booksmart, streetsmart or a little of both. When someone says im not book smart, im street smart, all im hearing is youre not smart. People share ultimate street smarts tips you can use in certain situations raskreddit duration. Besides since i have book smarts i can just memorize what street smart characters. Common sense knowing who you can trust, which areas in town are good and which are bad, etc. Street smarts is a worthwhile business book, and i do recommend this book to anyone interested in entrepreneurial material, however the author played a bit of a deception in the reader. Being able to succeed scholastically, and not necessarily in the real world. Schwartzs street smart is a dazzling and affectionate history of the struggle for control of american cities, and an inspiring offroad map to a more vibrant, active, and vigorous urban future.
Generally, people who are not book smart ie didnt go to school, arent particularly good at any subject, etc etc try and make themselves feel better by claming that people who actually are smart arent street smart like them. Not street enough and not smart enough, this one occupies a place in purgatory where halfformulated ideas go to flourish. To be street smart means you have situational awareness. Book smart people can list facts and information but they dont necessarily have a deeper understanding of the subject. In street smarts, rogers takes us through the highlights of his life in the financial markets, from his school days at yale and oxfordwhere despite the fact that he didnt have enough money to afford the appropriate pair of shoes, he coxed the crew and helped to win the oxfordcambridge boat race as well as the thames cup, the first of his. First of all, if you feel the need to justify your own intelligence, it means that you are probably not smart at all. On the flip side, being book smart comes from being wellversed with books. What is the difference between book smart and street smart. When someone says im not book smart, im street smart, all. Street smart follows the story of steve who puts together a disorganised criminal gang out of his parents garage in a western suburb of sydney.
So how can you tell if someone is really intelligent or just book smart. You wear many hats, and you take a flexible approach to. Bring him back to your house so you could loan him money. Oct 07, 2012 thus i was happy to get some help recently from a new book by john a. Touching on everything from the rise of the automobile and the decline and resurrection of streetcars to traffic calming, ridesharing and the advent of driverless cars, schwartz. What do you call people who are book smart, but not street. The general definition of book smart is someone who is intelligent and very well educated academically. Im definitely the most street smart out if all my friends. Adventures on the road and in the markets kindle edition by rogers, jim.
Youre not going to find a tome that helps you to be smarter on the street. Whether one is more versed in street smarts or book smarts depends on the circumstances one has grown up under. Street smart was an australian television comedy series that debuted on network ten from 5 august 2018 until 1 october 2018. It has a lot to do with your preferred learning style, and which way you perceive the world. The world is full of people who are either book smart or street smart. This type of intelligence is used to recall or recognize, analyze, evaluate, and. If someone is book smart, that means that they acquire knowledge from various reading materials, classes and general studies within an academic. Common sense for the real world, author gordon meyers talks about how people who are street smart develop a keen sense of situation awareness that affords them a distinct advantage over others as they steer through life, and it all starts at a very young age. I see it says we can put it on our school website we would like to post it to our student portal for kids to access courtney fegan year 11 coordinator, teacher performing arts. Posted on september 8, 2015 by pplscrt79 i once heard someone utter the phrase, when someone says that they arent street smart, but book smart, what i really hear is, im not real smart, but im imaginary smart. May 03, 2014 youre not going to find a tome that helps you to be smarter on the street. Book smart people are often educated to a high level 6. Book description discover real estate investing secrets from a master real estate investor with over 40 years of experience investing.
Characterized by their love of learning, book smart people are organized and prepared for any situation. Book smart people are good at general knowledge and quizzes but may struggle with more complex ideas. Jun 18, 2014 whether one is more versed in street smarts or book smarts depends on the circumstances one has grown up under. But there may be some moments when i lose hope for the latter to happen when i also see my dh not being able to figure out how to work out little things like a simple can opener. Most people who are street smart arent very book smart and vice versa. Street smart, which is the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment be it people management, project management, or business management, comes from experience. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading street smarts. When someone says im not book smart, im street smart, all im. Some people are book smart, some are street smart and some lucky souls are both. Your iq is a measurement of your intelligence, and doesnt change because it is a measure of your ability to learn. A shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment.
Its not the most brilliant who are rewarded for their efforts. However, when i hear the phrase im not book smart, im street smart, it generally is not referring to this sort of intelligence. Take this personality quiz to see if you are street smart or book smart based on your personal answers to our test questions. Street smart systemstm, founded by louis brown, is a multifaceted company dealing in a variety of real estate related areas including homes for lease, sale, rent to own plans and renovations of existing homes. Mullins, street smart disciplines of successful people that put some meat on. Why you need to be street smart, not book smart better. Being street smart does not mean having common sense. While book smarts are, unsurprisingly, considered the gold standard of intelligence by academics, street smarts are essential for living a functional life. When someone says im not book smart, im street smart. I look around my office full of high achievers and smart people and realize how easy some of our actual work is.
A recent debate at the eastern correctional facility in new york between prison inmates and the harvard debate team had me questioning whether its better to have street smarts or book smarts. From san francisco to salt lake, charleston to houston, the american city is becoming a better and better place to be. I used to always pick book smart, but now, as my child grows, im hoping hes also quite street smart. He is thwarted by his nemesis and cousin joseph, a professional. What most of the people i know mean by saying this is i cant read above an eighth grade level, and im often unsure about the multiplication table, but i can parallel park, order a subway sandwich, and i know who. Whenever someone says im not book smart, but im street. Im speaking on behalf of actually living a life not buried inside looking for. After all, a street smart but book dumb character might fail a chemistry test, but a book smart and street stupid character may ace.
Getting along with others knowing which questions to ask and not asking too many,being polite and friendly, but also being assertive. Jun 21, 2017 still, i found street smarts from proverbs to be lacking. Im a firm believer in the adage you cannot completely understand the other persons viewpoint of. Mullins, street smart disciplines of successful people that put some meat on the bones of what it means. Street smarts vs book smarts, the epic debate continued. Ive learned how to survive the streets and how to survive the university life. Growing up, i was very street smart but not so book smart. I was expecting a different book out of street smarts from proverbs, a tome that former car auctioneer mitch kruse wrote with d.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Someone who is intelligent, learns well, and educated very well academically. Iq quizzes fun quizzes to take quizzes funny online quizzes playbuzz quizzes test your personality personality quizzes true colors personality frases. Why street smarts always win out over book smarts when it. That is in contrast to street smart, which describes the person as having. Equal parts transportationplanning compendium, autobiography and love letter to new york city, street smart lays out sam schwartzs vision for the future of multimodal and multinodal transportation systems. Feb 12, 2014 now im not saying that we should not try to be book smart im saying that we should just take more time out of day to learn our street smarts. Thus i was happy to get some help recently from a new book by john a. Dont get me wrong, im not saying youre stupid, but you are not smart. Street smart, book smart, or neither all the tests. Book smarts can only get you so far in life before we have to start useing our steet smart. If youre unsure about what these two concepts mean, let us break it down for you. May 25, 2015 why making kids street smart is a smart choice for parents.