Hidden Intellectualism In Education

Education is very important in the development of our future. Scholars spent many years of their life in an educational environment because it provides the tools that scholars need to be successful on their own. However, educational institutions fail to encourage those who are “street” smart of their intellectual potential and undervalue them. Scholars will be more inclined to reach their intellectual potential if they were encouraged to practice with the subjects that interest them. Thus, “street” smart and “book” smart have different intellectual potential and they apply it differently to the subjects that interest them. Every student is intellectual in many ways and the educational system needs to learn how to incorporate their intellectualism into a topic that interests them rather than disregards their minds. For example, those who have learning disabilities are not given much attention in order for them to succeed like any other student. Educational institutions throughout the U.S. share the same curriculum which is to teach students to process information in one way, but fail to teach how to apply them in real life situations. In the article, “Hidden Intellectualism”, an English professor Gerald Graff states in his opening paragraph, “… We associate the educated

Hence, the disregard of students who think differently, lessen the faith of the educational system and overlook the potential of the student of our future. By fixing the education curriculum and the perception of what is meant to be intellectual, we are able to see a better and open-minded educational system in the United States. The success of many students depends on their willingness and self-respect. So, if both the “book smart” and “street smart” are viewed equally and are an honor for their education or non-education capabilities, the possibility of their success will grow