Gerald Graff's "Hidden Intellectualism": Critique on Education System

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Hidden Intellectualism
In Hidden Intellectualism, Gerald Graff has penned an impressive and engaging argument wrought from personal experiences, heart, and wisdom. He is of the view that street smarts have intellectual potential (Graff 63). He has offered a critique of the education system for overlooking the intellectual potential of people who possess unconventional street smarts. It is widely believed that the inherently weighty academic subjects are the only thing that can grant us actual knowledge and that knowledge of subjects like sports, dating, and fashion does not hold any intellectual tenor.
The core problem with Gerald Graff’s assumption or idea is that the educational value and long-term worth of these subjects are being overlooked. As a teenage student, Graff lived through his fair share of struggles. He was fond of talking about his favorite baseball teams and rarely paid any attention to the readi...