Hidden Intellectualism written by Gerard Graff, is a short essay that is speaking on one of the most common, well known arguments, street-smart versus book smart. Graff himself believes that having street smarts is just as important as having book smarts. In his essay, Graff gives his opinion on school systems for overlooking some of the other students and their different sorts of street smarts.
As an adolescent Graff lived in Chicago, he always felt as though his community was pressuring him. Whether he was supposed to be as everyone else, rough and tough or go with what he was passionate about, knowledge. Early in his childhood if he showed any form of intelligence, the children in his neighborhood would beat him up because they were seeing
As an adolescent Graff lived in Chicago, he always felt as though his community was pressuring him. Whether he was supposed to be as everyone else, rough and tough or go with what he was passionate about, knowledge. Early in his childhood if he showed any form of intelligence, the children in his neighborhood would beat him up because they were seeing