Education doesn’t make you Brilliant
The essay “Blue Collar Brilliance by author Mike Rose argued that intelligence should not be associated with formal education. When Mike was younger he would go to work with his mother Rose Meraglio. She worked as a waitress at a coffee shop and family restaurant. He would sit at the table and observe everything his mother was doing. She was on her feet for hours at a time, multitasking, remembering customer’s orders, and solving problems after problem. Rose paid close attention to her customer’s. She knew how long each dish was supposed to take to prepare. He than realized his mother was unappreciated. Later in life he began to study different blue collar jobs. That’s when he was able to learn and appreciate blue collar jobs. …show more content…
As an example his mother Rose, she quit school in the 7th grade to help raise her sibling (246). Even though she quit school early doesn’t mean that she should be stereo typed or labeled as an uneducated woman. No, she didn’t have a high level of education or a degree in psychology, but she was able to study her customer’s behavior and watching their body language, knowing where there was a problem. Mike used his uncle Joe Meraglio as a second person. Joe dropped out of school in the ninth grade. He worked at General Motors for 33 years. He started off as a line worker. He showed how brilliant he was by beginning of think of ways to improve efficiency on the line so that the worker wouldn’t be so stressed (249). He later advanced to a supervisor of the paint-and-body shop at General
The essay “Blue Collar Brilliance by author Mike Rose argued that intelligence should not be associated with formal education. When Mike was younger he would go to work with his mother Rose Meraglio. She worked as a waitress at a coffee shop and family restaurant. He would sit at the table and observe everything his mother was doing. She was on her feet for hours at a time, multitasking, remembering customer’s orders, and solving problems after problem. Rose paid close attention to her customer’s. She knew how long each dish was supposed to take to prepare. He than realized his mother was unappreciated. Later in life he began to study different blue collar jobs. That’s when he was able to learn and appreciate blue collar jobs. …show more content…
As an example his mother Rose, she quit school in the 7th grade to help raise her sibling (246). Even though she quit school early doesn’t mean that she should be stereo typed or labeled as an uneducated woman. No, she didn’t have a high level of education or a degree in psychology, but she was able to study her customer’s behavior and watching their body language, knowing where there was a problem. Mike used his uncle Joe Meraglio as a second person. Joe dropped out of school in the ninth grade. He worked at General Motors for 33 years. He started off as a line worker. He showed how brilliant he was by beginning of think of ways to improve efficiency on the line so that the worker wouldn’t be so stressed (249). He later advanced to a supervisor of the paint-and-body shop at General