Gerald Graff's Argument Analysis

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Gerald Graff believes that street smarts is an undermined characteristic in the perception of most schools. He states that "schools and colleges might be at fault for missing the opportunity to tap into such street smarts. I agree with Graff because I am also a student that was very street smart, and only did fairly well in school. His main point is that the focus of school is to study philosophy, sciences and history. While topics such as "cars, dating, fashion, sports, television and video games." There are many intellectual discussions one could encompass over “anti-intellectual” things. For instance, not many know the history about specific cars, the social skills one can acquire from dating, and the vernaculars about sports and fashion. Graff’s argument would be interesting, or relevant to people who genuinely care about the topics I aforementioned.
Graff argument is truly legit and valid in my opinion simply because I …show more content…
In my own experiences, it is difficult for me to get my nieces and nephews to read paperback books. But if I allow them to read on my IPad or Laptop they will be ecstatic. I grew up in a time period where more technology was abroad, and we still utilized prior methods. The chalk board was where every teacher had to write their notes, while “Smart Boards” are used to write notes on now. I believe that experiencing two different eras of technology is beneficial because I now have an insight on the past, present, and future. The social skills one can acquire is phenomenal. If one is always outgoing, and likes to meet new people they become fluent at conversing in a public space. My brother was always hanging out, going to the movies or some sort of activity. I was more a homebody, I did not go out often or hangout with people. Now my brother can start a conversation or argument with almost anyone, while I am more on the shy
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