Hidden Intellectualism Society believes there are two types of people, when it comes to dexterity.There are those who have the knowledge and skills necessary for academics. And then there are those who seem to be full of information about life itself, but do not appear to have perception, when it comes to school. I define “Book smart” as someone who is intelligent and well educated academically. For example a straight A student, or a person who can in a heart beat, give you an answer about history
Co-author of “They Say/I Say” handbook, Gerald Graff, analyzes in his essay “Hidden Intellectualism” that “street smarts” can be used for more efficient learning and can be a valuable tool to train students to “get hooked on reading and writing” (Graff 204). Graff’s purpose is to portray to his audience that knowing more about cars, TV, fashion, and etc. than “academic work” is not the detriment to the learning process that colleges and schools can see it to be (198). This knowledge can be an important
Essay 1 Hidden Intellectualism Education is one of our Nation’s most pressing concerns as our worldwide ranking has diminished over recent years. In his short story, Hidden Intellectualism, Gerald Graff states that “We associate the educated life, the life of the mind, too narrowly and exclusively with subjects and texts we consider inherently weighty and academic” (244). Gerald argues that too many intelligent people are missing the opportunity to thrive. Gerald’s belief is that these “Street
Have you ever read an article and thought “Wow that is exactly what I have thought”? In reading “Hidden Intellectualism” I was able to identify with that statement. Mr. Graff argues in this article that the literature the highly educated world considers intellectual material worthy of analysis is not always the best choice for all students. It is better for a student to read and analyze a topic or material they are interested in because then they will give more consideration to the argument and the
Hidden Intellectualism According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term “street-smarts” is defined as “The experience and knowledge necessary to deal with the potential difficulties or dangers of life in an urban environment”. This term is often seen more negatively in the context of college acceptance and level of general intelligence. The idea of street smarts and book smarts is argued in terms of good and bad or good and bad judgment. Success has been determined in society as a well balance
Sophia M. Huss Professor John S. Benson English 102-05 16 September 2016 “Hidden Intellectualism”: Beyond the Books We have all been in the position where we have had the option between writing a dissertation on some academic subject, the Industrial Revolution for example, or the generally more favored option of watching football or reading about who Taylor Swift is dating now. Many would argue that while they would rather spend their time scrolling through social media and keeping up with the latest
College has always been a process that introduces students to academic challenges that are not present during high school. So when my professor assigned Gerald Graff's essay, "Hidden Intellectualism", I thought this was his thesis. “Missing the opportunity to tap into such street smarts and channel them into good academic work." (Graff 142) I thought that this was his thesis because it explains the main idea of the essay but I assumed its purpose because of where it’s placed. I am so used to reading
1 In the time surrounding the 1950s, intellectualism was hostilely viewed by most, and was a subject towards which division and ambivalence were pointed. Book-smarts and intellectualism were contrasts to regular life. The article “Hidden Intellectualism” is written by a man named Gerald Graff, an English and Education professor at the University of Illinois in Chicago. In his article, Graff argues with a compelling case, that not only is intellectualism found in the academic world, but can also
Undiscovered Intellectualism: An Amendment to Hidden Intellectualism In Hidden Intellectualism, Gerald Graff seeks to expose what he believes to be a fundamental issue in today’s schools and colleges. He brings attention to “street smarts”, students who are intelligent about so many things in life, yet their potential is overlooked because the things they are knowledgeable about are not things we associate with educated life such as cars, sports and video games. He claims that students are more
his paper “Hidden Intellectualism,” that all students possess intellectual abilities but are often over looked and academically discarded due to them being intellectual in an unapparent way. Graff opens his paper by recounting several stories, including his own, on discovering intellectual ability in youths. The first story tells of a child who began expressing intellectual tendencies when arguing about religious studies, sparking Graff’s’ interest in the idea of hidden intellectualism. He addresses