Why is that some “A” students don’t perform well in workplaces? What makes young minds reach their optimal potential? Like a child, a person can learn from everything. However, teens need guidelines and support to develop their intellect. While the mainstream students strive to pursue as many degrees as possible, some voices stand out erectly and reveal important shortcomings in the education system. Gerald Graff, a professor of English and Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago is one of them. In “Hidden Intellectualism”, Graff clarifies how the education system fails to recognize the non-academic knowledge, such as sports as the other means of intelligence – street smart. Graff implies that if colleges guide young minds how to
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All of them live the geek and introvert lifestyle until Penny – a young, attractive waitress and aspiring actress moves into the apartment opposite of Sheldon and Leonard. Even though Penny is a drop-off college student, she makes a great friend and alters the boring tone of these bookworms’ lives. While the four geeks rejoice in their small science community, unintentionally, Penny hints that there is much more outside the laboratory’s door. Gerald Graff’s argument about hidden intellectualism reveals several strengths in the Big Bang Theory TV show regards the necessity of developing intellectual minds in areas other the academic fields. In particular, Graff’s analysis of how the school system recognizes only the academic subjects, how educators fail to encourage the development of non-academic interests, and how street-smarts are vital to effectively apply book smarts to the real-world show readers the merits of the Big Bang Theory …show more content…
Sheldon, the main character in the show is a good example. He is a brilliant physicist who masters every academic work. However, his social skill is as good as the four-year-old. His love for science blocks him out from others. He dedicates all of his time to study and this leads to lack of social interaction and he faces a difficult time making friends. For example, there is one scene that Sheldon, with his generous intention, convinces Leonard to go inside Penny’s apartment aim to clean and organize her whole apartment while Penny is sleeping. Sheldon thought he knew how to maintain the apartment organized and hygiene, so he decided to help his new neighbor. The behavior is surely inappropriate, but the intention is generous. Penny realizes the incident in the morning, then she extremely angry and almost abandon their friendships (Perchsmit). This happened because Sheldon does not understand social norm and ethics that can be learned from street smart. He wants to improve Penny living as well as a surprise to her, and surprisingly, he almost destroys their relationship. If only Sheldon has been taught about social interaction and has more encounters with other people, he would have offered his help and get her permission before doing so. Then Penny would not be upset and think that Sheldon and Leonard are
All of them live the geek and introvert lifestyle until Penny – a young, attractive waitress and aspiring actress moves into the apartment opposite of Sheldon and Leonard. Even though Penny is a drop-off college student, she makes a great friend and alters the boring tone of these bookworms’ lives. While the four geeks rejoice in their small science community, unintentionally, Penny hints that there is much more outside the laboratory’s door. Gerald Graff’s argument about hidden intellectualism reveals several strengths in the Big Bang Theory TV show regards the necessity of developing intellectual minds in areas other the academic fields. In particular, Graff’s analysis of how the school system recognizes only the academic subjects, how educators fail to encourage the development of non-academic interests, and how street-smarts are vital to effectively apply book smarts to the real-world show readers the merits of the Big Bang Theory …show more content…
Sheldon, the main character in the show is a good example. He is a brilliant physicist who masters every academic work. However, his social skill is as good as the four-year-old. His love for science blocks him out from others. He dedicates all of his time to study and this leads to lack of social interaction and he faces a difficult time making friends. For example, there is one scene that Sheldon, with his generous intention, convinces Leonard to go inside Penny’s apartment aim to clean and organize her whole apartment while Penny is sleeping. Sheldon thought he knew how to maintain the apartment organized and hygiene, so he decided to help his new neighbor. The behavior is surely inappropriate, but the intention is generous. Penny realizes the incident in the morning, then she extremely angry and almost abandon their friendships (Perchsmit). This happened because Sheldon does not understand social norm and ethics that can be learned from street smart. He wants to improve Penny living as well as a surprise to her, and surprisingly, he almost destroys their relationship. If only Sheldon has been taught about social interaction and has more encounters with other people, he would have offered his help and get her permission before doing so. Then Penny would not be upset and think that Sheldon and Leonard are