In the article “Hidden Intellectualism” written by Gerald Graff‚ Graff target college students to inform them about a hidden intellectualism that can be found in our everyday society. In the article Graff draws attention to the many types and ways different people can identify with intellectualism. He argues that people are intelligent in several ways and just need to learn how to plug the intellectualism they enjoy into a school-like setting during classes. He exemplifies this by using his own intellect
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In the essay titled "Hidden Intellectualism‚" Gerald Graff discusses the nonacceptance of nonintellectual street smarts vs academic book smarts. I agree with Graff’s views on street smarts being a hidden intellectually from society and academics. Gerald Graff is correct in thinking that modern education strongly favors classic literary subjects over real world "street" subject matters. As I read "Hidden Intellectualism" I could not help but empathize with Graff instantly. I was transported back
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Cultural Intellectualism In Gerald Graff’s essay Hidden Intellectualism; he criticizes those who do not put appropriate value into "street smarts." Graff persists that knowledge extends further than academic learning and carries into the everyday life. He writes about some of his precollege experiences with being as a “nonintellectual” due to his lack of interest in academic literary subjects. Graff also discusses how his interest in sports actually led him into academic intellectualism as an adult
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Hidden Intellectualism Growing up where I was raised street smart was having the experience and knowledge necessary to deal with the potential difficulties or dangers of life in an urban environment. Like you know people actions and how to read body language and get the sense something isn’t right here. It even can be starting your own busy be and entrepreneur. If you were book smart you’ll get call a nerd and picked on in rough area of the city. I saw some of my peers try to dumb down the way
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In “Hidden Intellectualism” composed by Gerald Graff‚ Graff argues how sports play a big part in the intellectual world because they contain components ranging from debates to evaluations‚ to intellectual systems. He states how sports made him a more intellectual being‚ and how schools should consider sports intellectual. Gerald Graff’s arguments that sports build intellectualism are ineffective because he lacks outside arguments‚ and backup to make his argument more credible. Graff states that sports
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university for a degree. This is very common and probably sounds sensible to you. Gerald Graff‚ author of‚ “Hidden Intellectualism‚” an article published in the writing guidebook They Say‚ I Say would disagree. Graff would probably fault my friend’s teachers for not using his interest in cars as a way to encourage academic thinking. Graff believes that street smarts can be used as a medium to reach higher levels of intellectualism. He asserts that usually they are not because‚ “We associate the
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Gerald Graff’s essay‚ "Hidden Intellectualism‚" is a critique on how schools are missing out on a valuable opportunity to encourage students to learn more academically. Graff feels that utilizing what he calls "street smarts" is an effective way to relate to students. I feel Graff’s theory is an effective way to use student’s interests to engage them in school. I agree with Graff because if a student is more interested in the lesson that is being taught‚ they are more likely to pay attention and
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In his essay "Hidden Intellectualism‚" Gerald Graff argues that intellectualism is not something that can only be archived through proper eduaction like school or college‚ but with subjects that people consider non academics as sports and cars. The writer consider "street smart" to those people who learn things outside of an academic environment‚ for example in the streets of their neighborhood. The writer argues that educators should let students decide on the subject that thay are more
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In “Hidden Intellectualism” Gerald Graff explains his view on intellectualism and how the education system only limits intellectualism to book smarts. Graff also enlightens the misunderstanding on society with “street smarts.” He explains that everyone including “street smart have potential and they are overlooked. Graff explains that we only associate the educated lifestyle with texts and subjects. He argues that the education system assumes that its possible to “wax intellectual’s about
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Hidden Intellectualism In Gerald Graff’s “Hidden Intellectualism‚” Graff argues that by not involving non-academic elements to the curriculum‚ schools are missing out on opportunities to encourage their students to learn. Students may be more prone to pick up intellectual identities if they were encouraged to do so on subjects that interest them. Graff recalls moments in his youth when his interests in academic subjects were minimal. Although his interests in non-academic subjects were vast‚ his
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