"Making students' nonacademic interests an object of academic study is useful, then, for getting students' attention and overcoming their boredom and alienation." I believe this is the thesis in Gerald Graff's Hidden Intellectualism.
I totally agree with his argument because many students, including myself, have a hard time in school when learning about mundane or difficult topics. Graff does a good job of giving examples supporting his thesis and showing the reader why this would be a good idea. I agree when he says school is like a competition with the countless standardized tests. Some students might be very intelligent but nervous test takers. This, including the fact that these tests include very long, boring reading passages, is not something we should use to measure our intelligence.
I believe that ideal intelligence is to have a combination of book smarts and street smarts. You can't go a day without talking to somebody about a big media story or what happened in the last football game. But you should be book smart as well, because without the basic understanding of literature, math, science, etc. you can't understand what happened in that football game.
I think book smarts and street smarts are equally important in today's society, as you will be well-rounded and able to talk to anyone, about many different topics.
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