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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:01 PM Original message |
Poll question: Generally what is more important? Street Smarts or Book Smarts? |
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lcordero2 (832 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. intuition falls under street smarts so |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. When it comes to what? n/t |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Generally. I knew you were going to ask n/t |
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laruemtt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. was going to go for book smarts |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
4. Taking a test or hustling a buck? n/t |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Generally. We all know what the answer would be for the Bar Exam n/t |
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panader0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
5. Street smarts |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
6. If I were going in for surgery, I think I'd prefer my doctor had |
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smartvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:07 PM Original message |
That's specific, not general... nt |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
7. Other: they're equally important. |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. As well as too much of either or both can be a dangerous thing for some n/t |
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Bluzmann57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
9. Having lived a life of rejecting academics |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. The one who has to make do with less might want some book smarts |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. These days where book starts-type jobs are going bye-bye, |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. Street smarts are overrated |
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panader0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Dirt roads |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. i've never seen anybody able to fake street smarts... |
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A Simple Game (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
36. And who made fun of them, |
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Qibing Zero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
13. Street smarts are different depending on where you are |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
14. Depends on where you are. |
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Spinzonner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. It depends upon the circumstances |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
17. Book smarts. Ultimately, best be educated. Or be led by the nose. |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. That is a good answer. Thought provoking. Thanks for participating n/t |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:19 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. And thank you for posting a provocative question. |
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heidler1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:28 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. I have a son who graduated from Berkley CA. I have a son in law who passed |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:38 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. That would be an interesting debate of its own |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
23. One can actually have both. |
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MazeRat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
24. Street Smarts ? What does that mean, exactly ? |
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heidler1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 06:43 PM Response to Reply #24 |
39. IMO Street smarts is knowing what makes people tic. Generally it's |
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bo44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
25. It's a Ying Yang Thang |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
26. I doubt very much you want your house, buildings you work in, |
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central scrutinizer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
27. In theory |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
28. Book smarts - you can do most anything once you know |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
30. Depends on the book. And the street. |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
31. Depends on the situation. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
32. "people skills" |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
33. Both equally n/t |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:39 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. You are probably pretty close n/t |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
37. On The Apprentice, the book smarts won, didn't they? |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
38. In life it's street smarts. In making a better world it's book smarts. |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
40. They're both important -- they're like 'Research' AND 'Development' |
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Kailassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
41. Do "living skills" = "street smarts"? |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:33 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. I think there's definitely a time and place for both |
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mandyky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
43. Street smarts AND the ability to read |
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