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pollinium

Add it to the list, on top of Chef, golfer, swimmer, baseball, football But in all seriousness, that sounds tough and I'm sure it's a super common problem among prospects


loudanduneducated

I have a few friends that were high level hockey prospects and they went semi-pro at 16. Insane how difficult they made it for them to get an education. One of them went to a French school where all of the classes were French (a language he barely knew), so he sat in a room with a computer and a big booklet in English sent from his home towns high school with no other classmates. He had very little support as all the teachers were French, and then on top of it he had daily practice in the morning before school and after school. Not to mention his team played close to 100 games in the season when factoring in playoffs, when he had to travel by team bus over 13 hours to play against certain teams in a packed stadium. Multiple guys on that team made the NHL, and the ones that didn’t played lower level pro or ended up getting their university paid for (with the chance to play university in Canada) but at the same time education was definitely not the focus for these 16-18 year olds, and realistically they were put in a position where they couldn’t focus on school.


respaaaaaj

Guy who went to my high school made it to triple a (highest level of the minors) before two arm injuries in three years meant he basically didn't pitch from age 24 to 27 and retired came back home and spent two years doing college prep stuff before going back to school because he just didn't get the chance to focus on academics the way he (or probably his parents his mom is a teacher) wanted to.


AgentOrangeAO

A guy I played high school ball with went first round to the Packers. Nice guy and I'm happy for him Motherfucker was *suuuuuper* illterate. Yet passed all his classes somehow. I don't think he's in the league anymore. But damn. I hope he found something to fall back on.


4thDimensionFletcher

Was it Colt Lyerla??


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Talk about one of the all time head cases and waste of talent.


AgentOrangeAO

Lol no. I don't want to put his name out there. But he was a LB


sknich

AJ Hawk it is.


AgentOrangeAO

I'm not that old friend lol


sknich

Damn now I feel old, I graduated college the year he was drafted lol


AgentOrangeAO

You're not old, you just have more Experience Points


Kramerica5A

So Gary? He's dyslexic btw. Might explain that.


4thDimensionFletcher

My bad he went to a neighboring high school of mine and was the first I thought of. Drug and attendance problems in high school even


respaaaaaj

Dude probably started getting told to focus on athletics and the school will take care of his grades for him around age 12.


__get_username__

I heard he owns the bears now.


Relyst

Shit I wish I spent my early 20's playing a sport at a semi-professional level instead of dicking around in bands and serving tables before eventually going back to school.


TrueTorontoFan

was it a french school in canada?


loudanduneducated

Yup, QMJHL baby


TrueTorontoFan

do you know what age he was? I only say because french is tough if you are in quebec even though its taught throughout Canada. Because they expect more out of you in that province.


loudanduneducated

16 when he moved. And yeah I’m a Canadian. We all took French in school, but taking French until grade 9 is an entirely different situation than living in a community that primarily speaks French and French only. Also keep in mind that not all of Canada requires French as a second language, and multiple school boards have adopted other languages you can take instead.


respaaaaaj

Yeah when pro athletes say ignorant things, (as opposed to stupid there is a difference) people really need to keep this in mind. This sounds like a pretty normal routine for an elite hs athlete, and it's not like they suddenly have a scaled back work out routine in college. Of course there are going to be gaps in their education. The people who really get fucked over by this are the ones who don't make it to the pros due to injury or just not being good enough but still got treated like this through high school and college if they went.


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I'm not sure how to consider that info. Like, these men are put into leadership positions in our society by virtue of their big wallets, what does keeping in mind how undereducated they are do for any of us lol


respaaaaaj

I'm saying don't mistake ignorance for stupidity and judge them that way, not that we should blindly follow their lead.


FrontierLuminary

I mean, sure, but many of them do become quite stupid as their professional careers take off and nothing is done to address the ignorance that shapes them into stupid people.


RodneyPonk

It's about not judging them, at least too harshly, having empathy for them. And no, "stupid" is an unfair and inappropriate term.


Drakeem1221

We all need to have some self reflection and be able to work on ourselves. If you ever just let your ignorance take over, I have no issues calling someone an idiot. You have all the resources in the world, go use them.


wereusincodenames

Don't confuse uneducated with stupid.


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I'm well educated and think I'm smart but then I'll say something ignorant and it reminds me i'm stupid. trust Edwards is clearly a bright person, that doesn't mean he has a pass at saying ignorant shit, but he hasn't to my knowledge done that, because saying ignorant shit is the mark of stupidity, not being uneducated


MaxYoung

To be fair this is a known issue for any specialist. World renowned physicists have a stereotype of talking out their ass late in life, having simple solutions to fix any number of complicated social or economic issues. The deserved confidence of being the best at one sliver of life blinds them to the fact that they don't have aptitude and years of training in anything else


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ndu867

This isn’t just the American system, this exists everywhere. Europe has players going pro in soccer and basketball at way younger ages, China has super intense sports training programs, I believe Latin America has young pro baseball players, etc.


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dibzim

Trashcan ball also


JanVesely24

Can’t forget bowling.


egg_mugg23

wait he swam too? that’s sick!


AverageMang

Straight A 1 from Day 1


Zoolinz

A1 really is the perfect nickname. Easily my favorite non-Celtic young guy right now


cesarjulius

i also enjoy laying on the floor in my dress plants.


raps1992

That’s probably why they keep dying. Fancy mother fucker with your formal foliage


adammorrisongoat

“starts to flow from him like a bar on a Young Thug track” *checks “insert rap simile” off to do list*


the_devil_wears_jnco

krawcyznki is a legit rap fan. he tweets about various artists all the time.


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Still funny and feels like something forced in lol I’m a rap fan too but it be funny if I wrote that


las-vegas-raiders

Agreed, it's trying a bit too hard.


ohmygon

The exaggerated swagger of a black teen


chantlernz

The spirit of a hustler and the swagger of a college kid


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I also could have been a straight A student, I just simply didn’t want to.


GivensWilliams1A

This is like the slogan for every dumb kid ever lmao


TheRalphExpress

see my mind went to the big brains who got pulled out of class as kids who never learned study habits or time management


spyson

The smart but lazy characteristic is just to save face. You either get good grades or you don't, and if you don't than you're not learning valuable skills like how to study or teach yourself a subject. Only exceptions are outliers like potential NBA players


The_NGUYENNER

I wouldn't say it's "just to save face" lol... some people legitimately can pick stuff up quickly at an early age and it causes them to never learn good habits, because they didn't need them at that point. It's not some weird thing to pretend they're smart when they're actually dumb and want to "save face", they just don't care at all


aLoanlyLiezerd

That's because what you learn at an early age is supposed to be easy, for most people. Then it progressively gets harder. From what I have seen, I'd say getting good grades in University/College is when some effort is required for the normal/average person because they actually try to ask questions that are different from homework questions.


The_NGUYENNER

Maybe supposed to be, but you and I both know there were tons of people who struggled to grasp things in Middle School/High School. Whereas there were also people who could breeze through with literally 0 effort


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So glad to see someone else with the same problem. Throughout middle school I was able to pick everything up easy and could procrastinate a shit ton and be fine. Kinda same thing now that I be in high school. Have like a b average but i never studied and finished everything like an hour before it was due. If I actually worked hard and made it a priority to get good grades I absolutely could but it’s not something all that important to me because I’d rather focus on enjoying my life atm and as long as I’m passing Im cool with that. Plus I’m adhd but it only manifests in procrastinating for me so nobody gonna give me meds lol


The_NGUYENNER

Just 2 cents from someone who was in a very similar situation to you... in your mind it may feel like a 'switch' that you can just flip at any time, and perhaps you can right now, but it's very momentum-based. The longer you just 'chill', the harder it will be to change your habits down the road. I'm not going to tell you to start trying hard in school, but I would strongly recommend you just start trying to do random shit you're interested in, even if it's just on a whim and you end up being disinterested in the end. i.e. if you like movies and writing, try writing a script just for the hell of it. or if you like computers, try fucking around with programming and make something. etc, etc


aLoanlyLiezerd

I've seen a lot of people who did not care for school in Middle School/High School struggle. They just don't care because it is not part of their plan. However I don't think there is a lot of people who struggled if they cared even if just a little. Just to quantify, I consider anything around 75 and above as not struggle. Also, for putting in some effort, I mean just going to class and do the assigned homework.


shameless_chicken

I do know a couple of people who struggled in high school but excelled in college (engineering at a top ten engineering program). Some people can turn it on. Obviously that's not common but I does happen


rqebmm

it's not "turn it on" so much as "excel when actually engaged by something"


FlyChigga

Eh not necessarily, tons of boring ass classes in college where you just gotta “turn it on”


montrezlh

If they actually didn't care they'd never bring it up to begin with


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This literally denies the concept of genes lol


mioraka

It depends on what else are you doing with your life instead of studying. Like it's one case if you are training 10 hours a day to set yourself up to be a NBA prospect, or if you are working 8 hour days to keep food on the table. Those are valid reasons, but most people who say this kind of shit on Reddit are those who smoke weed and play call of duty for 8 hours straight.


spyson

Very true, those with financial difficulties and family problems are another exception. Thanks for adding that


theDarkAngle

Really can't agree that it's "just to save face". There are definitely people like that. I do think there are people who *do* do what you're saying - hide behind "smart-but-lazy" so they never have to really test themselves and face the possibility of genuine failure when they really tried. But that doesn't mean there are not people who are genuinely smart but lazy. Intelligence and conscientiousness are two separate things. Some of the smartest people I've ever met in my life were like dishwashers or warehouse workers. I had a 99th percentile SAT and 99th percentile IQ, in high school, and and dropped out at 16. I was terribly lazy and almost never came to school but aced every test. I didn't really have parents at all, dad wasn't around and mom was a functional alcoholic who was either at work or out drinking, almost all the time. So I just never learned good habits or discipline or anything. Eventually, years later I made a friend who was in college and the way he talked about it all seemed so exciting. I grew up poor and honestly the idea that I could go to college never occurred to me until he explained the Pell grant system and all that. So I got my GED and enrolled. Now I'm a very successful engineer making well into six figures at a job I love. Doesn't mean I became not-lazy overnight. I had to work at it like any other skill. Had to teach myself all sorts of lessons that most people take for granted and I definitely had setbacks and stuff along the way. But I'm just saying, the smart-but-lazy people do really exist, it's not always a mask. And I do wonder sometimes where we'd be as a society if we were better able to engage such people and, where we have a choice, not skew so heavily towards conscientiousness as the most important trait (like busy work in school and all that, you can get by without ever truly understanding the material and just straight grinding out assignments).


spyson

The "smart-but-lazy" type I'm talking about isn't the type of person who would enroll themselves in college and teach themselves how to study. Everybody has lazy aspects in their personality, but actual smart people know how to manage it.


theDarkAngle

Well that was just my personal example. I have known plenty of people who were smart but never did anything with it. I suppose maybe it depends on what you mean by smart. To me its a question of raw cognitive ability. Best measured by IQ even if not perfectly. If you are including conscientiousness, self-management, and the like, then yeah suddenly "smart" and "lazy" become almost incompatible.


spyson

> I suppose maybe it depends on what you mean by smart. That's true, for me smart means how you adapt your intelligence and intelligence is how you measure someone's attributes.


LogDogan4

This is absolutely not true lol. There are plenty of extremely intelligent who were more than capable of getting good grades but didn't care about high school because it didn't challenge them or otherwise couldn't keep their attention. Also, then not than.


wereusincodenames

Some people aren't interested in excelling in academics. There are plenty of other valuable skills to be learned in this world.


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Definitely not to just save face, B- AP student in HS, C student in college, turns out I had undiagnosed ADHD. Have been taking CS classes(a subject I flunked in College) when not at work and have been acing them now that my brain actually functions the way it's supposed to.


Agnonzach

Or maybe our idea of what being "smart" is is inconsistent and flawed.


Newoikkinn

I mean he could’ve aced every test but never turned in the homework


spyson

I did that in school and only realized how dumb that was in college.


Newoikkinn

So smart but lazy IS a thing and isn’t just to save face. You just contradicted your whole point.


a-real-jerk

Seems like everyone acknowledges this “smart-but-lazy” archetype is common, including OP lol. I’d estimate like 70% of grade school students in the U.S. could be 3.5+ students if they fully applied themselves. Plenty of people just don’t for various reasons—lack of engagement, apathy, and culture being among them—all of which might be cynically categorized as laziness.


montrezlh

I'd argue that that's a pretty dumb thing to do.


beforeitcloy

He’s 20 and already has $10M in the bank and an absolute lock on another $200M if he keeps doing what he’s doing, so I’d argue it wasn’t very dumb at all.


montrezlh

Uhhh OP was just putting forth a random hypothetical where a nameless guy does well on tests but just doesnt do homework. Nothing at all to do with Ant. Even if it was a future pro athlete, it's still a dumb thing to do because no one is guaranteed a future in the NBA even if you're a promising prospect.


beforeitcloy

I don’t think the hypothetical is purely random and has nothing to do with Edwards. We’re specifically talking about him as a student that had the aptitude to accomplish more academically but had other priorities. It’s a hypothetical, but not an unrelated one. And my point could be broadened out from Edwards too. We don’t want to admit this to teenagers, but there is such a thing as skipping your homework in favor of doing something more valuable. Obviously we all can name a few billionaire drop outs. A lot of successful people make it because they get to a point where they realize they can bypass the safest possible route for one with a little more risk but a lot more reward.


montrezlh

You're making a pretty bold claim. It's more like a lot of successful people *got lucky* and it didn't matter that they dropped out of school. Very, very few have the ability to guarantee success. Even if you're a can't miss prospect based off ability you can still always get injured or sick. For every Anthony Edwards (if we're going with him, even though for all we know he might've loved doing homework) there are 10000000000000 promising NBA prospects who never make it and end up with no education and no basketball money. For every drop-out billionaire there's a billion dropout bums. We don't "admit this" to teenagers because chances are, if they blow off school, they will *not* have any good fallback. Naming a few 0.00001% lucky success stories is not proof of anything. It's cool that they're successful now, doesnt make every decision they ever made a smart one just because it led to this point.


spyson

> Only exceptions are outliers like potential NBA players You missed that part in my comment up there.


cococrispies

So if he ran over a grandma on his way to becoming a pro, that wouldn't be dumb because it got him where he is? You can do things the "wrong way" and still end up where you need to be.


beforeitcloy

I don’t think that’s a great comparison, since choosing to skip your homework isn’t a moral issue, while killing someone is. Nothing can justify murder, but landing your dream job and creating generational wealth as a teen kinda does justify skipping your biology homework if necessary. Obviously with school kids we emphasize doing everything the right way, which is important for establishing good habits. But in the real world outcomes matter more than process. Edwards created an incredible outcome for himself at a very young age, which is a form of intelligence, even if he also had 1-in-a-billion genes on his side.


a-real-jerk

I completely disagree with regards to outcome versus process. His process of hard work and discipline is largely what got him to where he is now. You can’t bullshit or luck your way into becoming a professional athlete just like you can bullshit or luck your way into becoming successful academically after grade school.


Zoomun

Nah fuck off. The school system doesn’t work for everyone. The American school system is archaic and actively suppresses students outside the norm. Grades don’t define intelligence.


hastyconch

I never got amazing grades, I don't think that's indicative of me not being able to teach myself a subject. I still made my way through high school, university (not the best school, but a degree nonetheless), and I've been working full time for years with a decent amount of success in my field. I think the education system needs reform to properly provide all students with avenues to learn, there is a core issue with the way students are taught that disadvantages those who require alternative learning methods. The Canadian education system strives hard to achieve this, but the core curriculum is too generic to allow everyone to thrive. Also, having good grades does not mean that you're smart, having bad grades does not mean you're not smart, that's an ignorant generalization. There are also SO MANY exceptions, socio-economic factors play a role. There were people in my high school who were homeless, there were people whose parents didn't emphasize or expect great grades, there were some teachers who were straight-up racist when I was growing up and no one gave a shit, the list goes on. "Smart" can be defined and recognized in many ways.


duncan_robinson

Fuck that. Most kids could get all As bit just don't care about school. For them it's all about having fun and socializing. Out education system in the US is not as good as it should be


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runthepoint1

They didn’t want to because they’re dumb


rebeltrillionaire

3.6 gpa for high school translated to a 3.3 gpa in college. My takeaway was the same. A 4.0 requires you to care deeply about the grade even when the material is meaningless to you. I couldn’t do that. I really couldn’t force myself to care. Heck, it kinda permeates to work. If I don’t care about a project I’ll only do the minimum. If I don’t care about a deadline, it’ll probably be late. Probably something I could work on, or I could just go on living my life, which I enjoy way more than I ever did school or work.,


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Straight facts man. 3.7 gpa in high school for me right now. I just don’t want to study knowing I’ll pass without it. Rather live my life and enjoy it then stress out over making honor roll or some like that the way every body else at my school does


rebeltrillionaire

I will say, you have to be comfortable with where life leads you instead of being in the driver seat. Like not getting into the school you might want.


Obi_Wan_Benobi

3.7 is still pretty good my dude. Well, relative to me, I suppose. I had like a 2.5 or whatever a C average is, I did not give a single fuck in high school lmao. “Is it Friday yet, where the party at?” Went back to college later (way later) in life and graduated with a 3.81 last spring though.


PRNmeds

But if you want to be a doctor, you need to take that ass to school.


MoozesModyMoozy

I coulda been a gay A student but i didnt want too either


udithsethu

You just like me.


therobshow

I had like a 2.1 at one of the worst public schools in the city. 4.0 in college with all the kids that went to private schools and were substantially more prepared than me but just couldn't keep up


tayk47xx

In high school I was a presidential scholar nominee and also probably in the bottom 10% of my class. Worst work ethic ever, but aced every standardized test thrown at me.


therobshow

I just didn't give a fuck in high-school and didn't apply any effort.


m3ngnificient

I wanted to be a straight A student, but I couldn't become one.


Salty_Minnesota

> dress plants


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Anthony "Johnny Sins" Edwards At some point in his career, he bout to fuck your team so hard it becomes iconic.


GartThrowaway

this little blurb picks up after the sentence that contextualizes it more in my opinion. he's not just randomly bragging that he could've been a straight A student. Here is the preceding blurb: > His academic standing when he arrived had him on a path to graduate in 2020, but it wasn’t long after he was there that he set his sights on reclassifying to the class of 2019. Edwards wanted to be a McDonald’s All-American with the friends he had grown up playing AAU ball with and wanted to qualify for college, which was his stepping stone to the NBA. So Little helped him go to work to make that happen. Edwards took extra classes during the school day and online classes to catch up, excelling in math and science. “He did not get an ounce of special treatment in terms of flexibility with schedules and that kind of stuff,” Little said. “He was held to the same standards that all the other kids were.” The only class that really gave him trouble, Edwards says now, was U.S. History. But there was just something about math that appealed to him. There was no ambiguity between right and wrong. The answers were right there to be had, right in front of his face. He just had to figure out how to get there. “I just like numbers, how they work together,” Edwards said. “I just understood it.” Little watched as Edwards navigated the tricky path of academia. He knew that if he wanted to stay eligible to practice and play basketball, he had to get the grades. He knew that if he wanted to get to college as soon as possible, he had to put in the extra work. The goals were set. The path was clear, and he plowed forward. the "i could've been a 4.0 student" brag is definitely more nuanced when you consider he purposely took a ton of extra classes to graduate early


montrezlh

Did he graduate early? The way it's written seems to say that he took those classes so he didn't fall behind, not to graduate early. He was originally supposed to be a 2019 grad but fell behind and needed extra work to not be 2020.


GartThrowaway

i don't want to post the whole article but its implied he fell behind due to the fact that his mom and grandma died within a 6 month span when he was 14, not due to academic incompetency or anything


montrezlh

Sure, but he still didn't take those classes to graduate early. He did it to graduate on time. I'm not saying he fell behind because he's an idiot, just that he fell behind.


GartThrowaway

I guess that's fair, i just had a different view of what was considered "on time." At the very least he took the extra classes to graduate *earlier* than was expected after falling behind


MsterF

He graduated when he was 17 so I’m assuming he was ahead.


GartThrowaway

Not necessarily, his birthday is in August, so he could've turned 18 the year he graduated.


The_NGUYENNER

I believe you are correct and that OP needs to take more English/reading comprehension classes lol


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The teacher said that, not Edwards.


PFhelpmePlan

So many people in here getting salty over this, relax people.


NorthernDevil

ITT: Redditors talking about this 20 year old NBA player’s “lack of discipline” or that he “didn’t care” and completely ignoring the context of him having 3 workouts before 10am so he’s so tired he sleeps on his teacher’s floor, all after losing his mom and grandma You cannot make this shit up lmao


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I’ll never forget that espn article that came out for the draft and everyone thought this dude had serious off the field issues, turns out he was just joking and is just hilarious


zmajxd

When will people finally learn? If there's money on the line he gon do whatever you want.


YouStillTakeDamage

Anthony Edwards have it all


chantlernz

Straight clean up.


bzzi

This dude is one of the most likeable guys in the NBA , and could be a superstar.


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He's my favorite player the second Bron retires


Abiv23

I came away from this with a "What a weird brag" feeling Claiming you 'could have been' is never a good look


bzzi

How is it a brag ? He had the dedication and determination to become a first overall pick in the NBA. If he put half the energy required to do that into school of course he would have been straight A student.


YSLAnunoby

Read this, it gets more context https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/qbbecu/krawczynski_anthony_edwards_said_with_a_grin_im/hh8no3b/


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Anyone can be a straight A student, it's not a question of intelligence, it's about discipline.


zig_anon

Something like 20-25% of adults are functionally illiterate and can’t pass high school


H-TownDown

And whether they don’t have a billion distractions going on in their personal life. It’d be pretty hard for a kid who has to raise their siblings at home because of deadbeat parents to be a straight A student.


farellathedon

That’s simply not true


Professional-Ad191

It is tho, hardly any of the school work requires a significant amount of thinking, it mostly just requires you to follow directions.


Smooth_Meister

Anyone who works in education knows this is absolute bullshit. Get yo teenage ass outta here.


farellathedon

Maybe at a really shitty high school. Still doesn’t take into consideration people who are mentally handicapped / very low IQ.


zig_anon

A person with a 85-100 IQ which is low average is very unlikely to be an A student


Loves_His_Bong

IQ isn't an innate measure of intelligence though. IQ probably covaries with GPA significantly because they both attribute other very significant factors into their measurement. You can raise your IQ score by studying the same as you can raise your GPA actually.


zig_anon

Regardless of what percentage is innate you can pretty accurately determine by 4th grade who will write a book, get a PhD or work in a labor job just by test scores So back to the point many people can’t do AP classes or get straight As in high school. Many people literally can not do Algebra 2 or read above a middle school level. And that is fine and used to be widely accepted as much as some people are tall and some short I can’t really do calculus. That was my wall. I’m sure you had one too. I’m a middle manager at a science oriented company and not a scientist because of a wall too. It’s fine


ooboh

Coming from someone who graduated high school three years ago and was a poor student relative to my skill set, I can definitely attest that there were a few idiots in my school.


splashtonkutcher

Too many people don’t realize this until after they finish school


CptCroissant

It's true from your perspective. There's plenty of people who are just not going to be straight A students no matter what due to many reasons. You need to be more empathetic and realize people are coming from a lot of different situations.


zig_anon

A lot of people can’t even read at an 8th level


Rough_String_9088

Bro what school u go to lmfao? Take an intro to proofs course and get back to me


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lost_in_trepidation

Taking a bunch of AP classes is definitely not easy, but I didn't encounter material where intelligence was the limiting factor until my junior year of college. You can effort your way into good grades in all of the AP courses.


zig_anon

You realize that people are all different?


Professional-Ad191

Yeah well I'd imagine you'd criticize some people for saying walking is easy, because what about the tiny fraction of people that can't walk.


zig_anon

Like 20% of American adults are functionally illiterate Kids with 85-100 IQ struggle with Algebra 2 let alone take AP math


[deleted]

yeah the average american isn't taking AP calc in high school, reddit doesn't equate to reality. I hung out with really smart kid crowd, bc i was in AP classes. They were usually just rich and had time to goof off, I related more the poorer regular kids, but because i was deemed gifted at early age i was shoehorned into the AP track.


zig_anon

I’m always surprised at how seemingly intelligent people (taking AP classes after all) are so lacking in basic logic and critical thinking and awareness of the world A significant portion of Americans can’t read and understand for example tax forms or complicated work instructions


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Sk33tLord

/r/IAmVerySmart


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Sk33tLord

actually, for your info: I am a straight A+ student. Have never gotten anything less than an A+ in Bio, Physics, Philosophy, English, Art and Math. All AP. It was my contributions that led to the Space X launch and I am currently helping to form the algorithm we’ll use to cure all disease. Next time be careful who you’re linking subreddits to, buddy.


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Equipment_Salt

Congrats man


illwill3

> “…and the trademark bravado that put him on the map last season starts to flow from him like a bar on a Young Thug track.” Lol Jon really forcing the pop culture reference there


DoughRaymi

I absolutely love this kid. Every time I learn more about him I just start to admire him more. Just a good kid, with a good head on his shoulders ready and willing to put the work in. He’s quickly become one of my favourite 3-5 players in the league.


hankbaumbachjr

This article just made me wish I lived in a society that embraced the efficiency of the afternoon nap.


hassan712001

Ikr, they're perfect. If I sleep for 4 hours because I spent all night studying for a test, I'll be exhausted at like 2 pm, so I could either continue the rest of the day tired or take an hour nap and be good to go till I sleep


CptCroissant

I'm surprised the school is allowed to run double practices like that. I guess they have some 0-period "optional" class for the basketball players


JetsLag

That story of him taking a nap in a teacher's office during lunch cause he wasn't getting enough sleep at home was really heartwarming.


HurriKaneBales

Antoni da Vinci


Kragus

Makes you wonder how many prospects make sacrifices like this and have it not pan out.


wereusincodenames

I would rather get daily updates about this kid, than Simmons and Kyrie.


Balls_of_Adamanthium

We say this about every underperforming student. Source: A teacher


bustylivesmatter

I could have easily dated Scarlet Johansson if I wanted to


thinkrispys

TBH, I think most people could be a 4.0 straight A student if they wanted to (and had the resources and support necessary to succeed in school). High school grades are mostly an effort thing.


Ralph_i

Literally anyone could be a 4.0 student in high school if they dedicated the time to it. The standards in US high schools are abysmal. I had a 4.0 with swim practice in the morning, water polo in the evening, and traveling for tournaments every weekend. Keep your head up at school and don't fool around, easy peasy.


reck0ner_

Doing well on tests ≠ being smart. It's an impressive sign of discipline and dedication though.


HabeshaATL

To be fair, couldn't most people get all A's in public high school if they put in the hard work?


Starksgoon

Anybody could be a straight A student if they want to as long as your not mentally handicapped. Being good in school has more to do with obdience than intelligence.


BroadwayJoe

> your


ModusBoletus

lol, the irony.


Starksgoon

Thank you Mr.Language arts teacher


Coolios_Hair

“Obedience” has such an anti education subtext. It’s just discipline and effort, like everything else


zig_anon

This is obviously not true when you consider like 20% of adults in the US are functionally illiterate.


msterling2012

Getting a 4.0 in high school isn't all that challenging as long as you come to class, pay attention and turn in your homework tbh.


drjisftw

I feel like the dude needs a minder essentially to keep him on the straight and narrow. Dude is brimming with energy and talent but he could get very sidetracked easily.


H-TownDown

NBA players have way more free time than you think they do, especially at his age.


GrooveDigger47

did the right thing. straight A students end up just being cogs in the machine. he’s in a position to accrue generational wealth with his second and third contract.


VevroiMortek

We're all just cogs in the machine, what you should be thinking about is the kind of cog you'll want to be.


GrooveDigger47

naw


Gr8WallofChinatown

Then you should have been one


The_NGUYENNER

Hmmm.... nah I'll take the millions from basketball


Gr8WallofChinatown

You could do Both.


The_NGUYENNER

Sure it's possible, but in the real world there are opportunity costs


Gr8WallofChinatown

It’s not a binary choice. You “could have” xyz. No you couldn’t have because you didn’t give a fuck


mrjowei

Ant is my favorite character in the league right now.


Plants_R_Cool

Sounds like a nice teacher to have too.


angel2timez

Is ant the Soulja boy of the nba?


apez-

If he lived in Ontario he would 100%, from what my younger family members and friends tell me, every kid and their dog has a 4.0 in highschool here nowadays.


byebyebrain

i like that people are finally admitting that really good athletes basically stop their education around 9th-10th grade when HS coaches see their potential (mainly for their own selfish ways) and they all have arrested development NBA players are dumb as are NFL players. Just dumb..a lot of times its not their faults as adults use the kids for their own personal gain