Gerald Graff's 'Hidden Intellectualism'

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Summary of Gerald Graff’s “Hidden Intellectualism” Most students in the educational system have a intellect towards a specific subject that they may not even be aware of. For example. a student may have complete understanding and knowledge on the latest sports issues. The student may know everything in the world about sports and still not succeed in school due to being uninterested in every subject that the educational system has dawned upon them. In the essay “Hidden Intellectualism,” Gerald Graff argues that educators should try to bring out the true potential in students who have “street smarts” instead of teaching them how to be “book smart”. Graff uses his own experience with “hidden intellectualism” to inform the reader that there

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Analysis Of Gerald Graff's Hidden Intellectualism

conclusion that the main value of a college is to help its’ students get jobs. But is that really the only value of getting a college education? The debate on what the true value of college education is has been sweeping the literary world. In “Hidden Intellectualism” Gerald Graff argues that colleges need to engage their students by having them look at their own interests through “academic eyes.” Once examining these interests, it is important to question their validity. In “The Dangerous Safety of College”…

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Gerald Graff's Essay 'Hidden Intellectualism'

In his essay “Hidden Intellectualism”, Gerald Graff asserts that “[real] intellectuals turn turn any subject, however lightweight it may seem, into grist for their mill through the thoughtful questions they bring to it". Relating to this idea, running has long been a passion of mine. I first got introduced to the world of running through my father. When I was just 3 years old, he entered me in my first race. That first 1km race in Canmore sparked the fire that is my thirst for running. From a…

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Analysis Of Gerald Graff's Article 'Hidden Intellectualism'

“HIDDEN INTELLECTUALISM” In the article "Hidden Intellectualism," Gerald Graff mentions that many people do not value "smart street" that states "The fact that we associate these street skills with anti-intellectual concerns." Knowledge is beyond academic learning is in everyday life. As Gerald Graff mention in his adolescences experiences, he was always discussing between physically though and begin verbally. The academic issue is a daily obstacle, which people do not value as sports and entertainment…

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Hidden Intellectualism Summary

Summary of “Hidden Intellectualism” In “Hidden Intellectualism” by Gerald Graff emphasizes his belief that schools are at fault for children not being interested in their class work because they miss their opportunity to reach the students’ street smarts and put that towards their schoolwork. Graff points out that there has never been a connection to that theory but uses his own experiences to as evidence behind it. If students are hooked on a certain topic, they should be able to work up something…

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Gerald Graff Hidden Intellectualism Analysis

In Gerald Graff’s article “Hidden Intellectualism” the author responds to a popular belief that students who do poorly in school are inherently un-intellectual. Graff suggests that this view fails to take note of the “street smarts” many student poses outside of school. He presents the idea that “street smarts” are no less intellectual than academic pursuits done in school but are rarely considered intellectual. Graff summarizes his belief that we have a cultural respect to institutionalized education…

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Hidden Intellectualism By Gerald Graff

The excerpt, Hidden Intellectualism, by Gerald Graff is a very contrasting excerpt. Gerald Graff wanted the reader to look at the relationship between street smarts and book smarts. Also, for the reader to see the hidden intellectualism a person with street smarts has and how they can be used within book smarts. To begin with, Graff starts the excerpt by stating, “…schools and colleges might at fault for missing the opportunity to tap into such streets smarts and channel them into good academic…

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Summary Of Book Smarts By Gerald Graff

Lastly, an important contributor to both sides is that reducing college to the idea of inherent predisposition fails to account for the fact that college doubly has the potential to squeeze out “hidden intellectualism”, in those who would seem academically inept. Gerald Graff mentions the significance of converting specialized smarts (intelligence in a certain niche) into book smarts: “I think it was through debates over sports.that I first learned to form the arguments and analyses that I would…

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Summary Of Hidden Intellectualism By Gerald Graff

In Gerald Graff’s Hidden Intellectualism, Graff states that intellectualism does not only exist in the academic world, it also exists in “street smarts”(244). Looking back on his childhood he points out how he did not like academic subjects. He loved sports; reading sports magazines and books written by athletes like Joe Dimaggio. The Chicago neighbourhood he grew up in, anti-intellectualism ruled, and it still does.He was torn “between the need to prove I was smart and the fear of a beating if I…

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Compare And Contrast Mike Rose And Gerald Graff

Mike Rose and Gerald Graff both stress how knowledge and education have a long lasting impact on your life. Although both have slightly different opinions of what is considered “intellectual” or “intelligent”, both seem to agree that success is only achieved when knowledge is applied. According to Gerald Graff, it is a common misconception that street smarts cannot be used within an academic setting. He suggests this by not only using personal connections, but also by recognizing the struggle…

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Hidden Intellectualism In Rose And Graff's Blue Collar Brilliance

The 21st Century Model of Intellectualism Imagine you are driving along the highway when one of your tires go out. As you drive to the side of the road, you have a paining realization that of all the thousands of hours you spent memorizing presidents, finding adjacent angles, and writing theses in school, nothing prepared you for a situation like this. Perhaps changing a tire isn’t the only pitfall of your knowledge; never were you taught how to pay taxes, paint a room, or cook a decent meal. The…

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