That puts you in contact with unsavory characters, the kind that typify the hustler that embodies the negative version of that word. A stranger in the street makes eye contact with you. May 23, 20 street smarts trump book smarts if you want to get seriously rich. Street smarts trump book smarts if you want to get. There has been a quiet jobs revolution in the usa, which has become more acute since year 2000. Voa special english, words and their stories, book smart or street smart.
A woman who has a brain, who is street smart and book smart, that woman is very, very sexy to me. Youll never hit the street smart plateau while under the comfort of mommy and daddy. The figured world of smartness in the lives of marginalized, urban youth. You dont really need to look them up in urban dictionary to know that a person with street smarts is one with strong common. I recorded this on my phone and you can sometimes hear me move my phone and click my mouse lol. This quiz will be easy for someone who has a lot of book smarts, but a lot more challenging for someone who is more street smart. You feel smart both smart and dorky at the same time. If you want more than average out of life then you need to be street smart, you need to get in touch. Book smart people typically have a significant amount of formal classroom education a bachelors degree at minimum and have learned most of what they know about the world from book.
In real life, its harder to say who comes out on top. The street smart superrich credit the book smart for their mastery of a sophisticated topic, which is why they hire these. 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. However, the term is usually used to contrast and compare with another term known as book smart. Rather, says veteran companybuilder norm brodsky, theres a mentality that helps street smart entrepreneurs solve problems and pursue opportunities as they arise.
However, the underlying idea is that the person deals with situations especially bad or difficult situations from an intellectual d. Have you ever heard some call someone else book smart or street smart. Sep 08, 2015 but as for book smarts and street smarts, why does one have to be better than the other. The ideal situation is street smart thinking accompanied by a book smart. Streetsmart success stories if you were pressed to name. Street smarts usually means being experienced and adapted to your fieldenvironment.
Pretty much everybody is adapted to their fieldenvironment. Clever jokes that make you sound smart readers digest. 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. Find out if you are street smart or book smart 8 weeks ago 8,689 takers. When someone says im not book smart, im street smart, all im. Why being street smart is better than being book smart in. Book smart is simply describing that the person as generally intelligent, well educated and do well academically. On a saturday morning in december 1973, a section of new yorks west side highway collapsed under the weight of a. Why are book smart people considered as nerds many times, in a derogatory manner and street smart people considered as imaginary smart. I always hear people refer to others as either having book smarts or street smarts. You look him in the eyes, linger and then slowly avert your gaze.
Finding the best job for you if you are trying to figure out whether book smarts or street smarts will land you a job easier or even score you a higher starting salary, you are probably still living in the past. The stereotype of a street smart person is someone who is intelligent and. You get street smarts when people try to take advantage of you, when they try to bully you, or when they try to bamboozle you. Usually, people considered to be book smart are known as lacking in street smarts, and vice versa. Street smarts also known as practical knowledge or common sense is essential to orienting yourself in everyday situations, whether its getting around a new neighborhood, keeping yourself safe, taking risks or making. Our society has always had an obsession with labels whether in the form of fashion, our description of personal relationships, or the way we see ourselves as individuals. If you want more than average out of life then you. Book smart vs street smart teacher humor, teacher memes. Theres money smart, theres movie smart, theres computer smart. A shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment. Youll never hit the street smart plateau while under the. Yes, ill admit that at one time, i thought book smart was the only way to be.
Dec 14, 2005 in the end, though the street smart folks made an impressive showing, it was a book smart contestant who walked away with the prize. The youth made key distinctions between being book smart vs. Can someone possibly have a high amount of both book and streets smarts if so, name the person and. It lets you be able to achieve any dreams and goals that you want. In the end, though the street smart folks made an impressive showing, it was a book smart contestant who walked away with the prize. Some people are book smart, whereas others are street smart. I never became street smart, simply i didnt grow up on the street. People who are too book smart are too prudish and uptight for me, while people who are too street smart are too loose and uncouth for me.
I was asthmatic as a child and spent long hours in bed etc. Book smart people are ones who can get as in every class, read a textbook and get it right away, etc. Intelligence is aligned with being book smart, where you appreciate precision and accuracy, as both will lead to a better understanding. To be street smart, you have to spend time on the streets. Hilarious times people have proved they arent book smart buzz. Listen to book smart, street stupid from sarah sleans night bugs for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Another huge distinction between book smarts and street smarts is who is in the middle of the knowledge. She gives the teacher a smart answer in class one too many times. On a saturday morning in december 1973, a section of new yorks west side highway collapsed under the weight of a truck full of asphalt. Recessions are having a bigger and bigger impact on. Book smarts, as ive framed it, means someone who is good at following the rules. Most people who are street smart arent very book smart and vice versa. Street smarts, however, encompasses knowledge that generally cannot be learned through education but rather, from experience. So, my fellow book smart people, bear in mind that haters gonna hate and graters gonna grate.
Being street smart can lead to book smarts as the street smart sense what. The ideal situation is street smart thinking accompanied by a book smart approach. Therefore, if we are going to be labeled by our peers, is it better to be labeled book smart or street. 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. The funny this is, when do you ever hear somebody say. You quickly look away, hoping he wont talk to you and start walking faster. An average performancea biologist, a chemist, and a statistician are out hunting. Nov 05, 2018 technology, globalization, and social tension.
There has been a whole lot of talk about how being booksmart isnt all that matters in life. Theres just too many different kinds of smarts for people to know all the smarts. Its clear that some people have better judgment than others. The biologist shoots at a deer and misses five feet to the left. Or, in other words, to have situational awareness, which is being able to assess a circumstance and create a plan of action. How to stop being booksmart and become streetsmart quora. The rise of cities and the fall of cars schwartz, samuel i. Street smarts posted in the funny community reddit. Book smart or street smart from when we were little kids to grown adults it is put in our heads that education is the most important experience to have in our life. You are essentially studying what someone else has discovered.
When asked which is better, being street smart or book smart, which would you choose. Both stereotypes arent always true and any semblance of them are only due to different lifestyles and experiences. Street smart is the ability to adapt to your particular situation, with plenty of unknown variables, and still come out ok. Many will argue that one can only be book smart or street smartbut. Being street smart puts you at the centre of the knowledge.
This quiz will separate the book smart from the street smart. Hbo theres a special glee that comes from getting a really nerdy joke. Now, its time for words and their stories from voa learning english. If your environment is the suburbs and cubicles and finance offices, you could be very street smart by being wall street smart, where the typical street smart person would be a street idiot. The general definition of street smart is someone who is intelligent, has good common sense, knows how to handle bad situations, and has the skills necessary to function where they live usually the ghetto or the streets. The combination of book smarts and street smarts is lethal. On the flip side, being book smart comes from being wellversed with books. Theyre just saying they know how to look both ways before crossing the street and accepting drugs if anyone offers cause its free and drugs are expensive. On this program we talk about words and expressions that we use in everyda. 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.
A woman who has a brain, who is streetsmart and booksmart, that woman is very, very sexy to me. Voa learning english presents news, features, audio, video and multimedia about the u. Why street smarts always win out over book smarts when it comes to success. Street smarts also known as practical knowledge or common sense is essential to orienting yourself in everyday situations, whether its getting around a new neighborhood, keeping yourself safe, taking risks or making decisions. Street smarts vs book smarts, the epic debate continued. This distinction is a direct challenge by the youth to the dominant discourse of smartness or book smarts as it operates in schools. The more extreme and negative stereotypes are that street smart people are unintelligent and incapable of achieving a higher education, while book smart people are naive, easily manipulated, and have bad judgment in bad situations. Why street smarts always win out over book smarts when it. Here are 10 ways to tell you are more book smart than common sense smart. In the classroom, students who give smart answers are trying to be funny by saying rude or inappropriate things. Is a college education overrated in the business world.
If youre book smart and not street smart, then get out in the freaking world. Jul 03, 2010 sarah sleans book smart, street stupid. Jun 18, 2014 why street smarts always win out over book smarts when it comes to success. Go get an apartment, or reach for a more challenging job. Lets say there is a student who has a really smart mouth. Growing up, i was very street smart but not so book smart. For a woman to be able to dominate and also be feminine and soft, thats a talent. Brodsky shares his hardearned wisdom every month in inc. Best jokes for smart people and why theyre funny business. Someone who is intelligent, learns well, and educated very well academically.
Street smart the psychology of good and bad judgment. Street smart the psychology of good and bad judgment on november 10, 2015, in dr. Street smarts trump book smarts if you want to get seriously rich. On this program we talk about words and expressions that we use in. And if youre street smart and not book smart, then read a goddamn. Theres book smart, there is street smart, theres relationship smart, theres too many different kinds of smarts to know all of them. Tomas chamorropremuzic, editorial advisory board, leadership, learning, talent management, by dr. What is the difference between book smart and street smart. It is great to read a book and learn about a particular subject, viewpoint or opinion.
Tomas chamorropremuzic, hr examiner editorial advisory board contributor. Discover unique things to do, places to eat, and sights to see in the best destinations around the world with bring me. These are just terms to describe 2 different ways of being intelligent. I personally have no street smarts, so i like being around people who have a similar educational backgroundinterest to me who can also teach me a thing or two about how the real world works.
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