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College classes are no joke, and going to college seeking a degree and having the discipline to focus on your classes instead of partying every night because you know it'll pay off in the long run is being street smart in a way. I think the problems lies more with middle school and high school. You can literally breeze through these classes. How come people are acing language classes but can't say anything other than 'how are you?' to someone who is a native speaker of that language? How many of us graduate from high school knowledgeable about writing resumés and managing our finances? How many have their own knowledgeable views and opinions about government, economics, philosophy, etc. I am not downplaying the importance of academics, I believe a fundamental understanding of math, science, and english is necessary. But why are art, philosophy, finance, music, and social studies class taught in such a way that you're just memorizing facts? Why can't learn to be both book smart and street smart from school?
Our country doesn't stress the fundamentals of academics anymore.
Only one thing is important, and that's standardized testing. Hell, schools don't even focus on sciences anymore because it's not being tested on.