Smart v. Study Smart

There is a person in my class the is very, very smart. "He" receives great grades and is always prepared for class. A discussion came up between myself and some others about this person. No one was saying anything negative about this person, but someone mentioned that "he" was not smarter than us rather "he" just studied more and was only study smart. 

I find this argument to be very interesting. It may be true that "he" studies more than the average person... but doesn't that mean that "he" IS smart? 

"He" is smart enough to study harder than everyone else. "He" is study smart because "he" is smart. 

This is like saying "he is only better at baseball because he plays all the time." Or "I would be as strong as him if I worked out as much as him." 

It doesn't make you any more successful by belittling the accomplishments of others.

Are We All Supporting Communism?

The other day my 7-year-old little brother and one of his friends were fighting over a toy while they were playing together. My impulse reaction was to yell at my brother and tell him to share his toy. As soon as I told him to share, I realized that it may have been the wrong thing to say. Is telling a little kid to share supporting communism?

Of course I'm not completely serious but it is hard not to think about this. The dictionary defines communism as "a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state." By telling my little brother to share his toys could mean that I am telling my brother to share his toys with the community. The toy has now become the property of any friend who wants to play with it.