Intellectualism Vs Street Smart Analysis

This is a reaction paper about the difference between “intellectualism” and “street smart.” According to Gerald Graff, “We associate the educated life, the life of the mind, too narrowly and exclusively with subjects and texts that we consider inherently weighty and academic.” In my opinion, this is what intellectualism define to me. Parents or the education system focused the students to be an intellectualism, which mean students need to learn the similar courses or the learning materials among each student's. “Street smart,” it define to me as an alternative skill other than school skill, like math, writing, and reading. It also define to me as an interest. For Gerald Graff, he is interesting by using reason and argumentative strategies while