Is intelligence only book smart or is there more than that? The definition of intelligence is the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills. So being intelligent is to attain knowledge and skills which we all do. A job like a waiter may not be typical book smart, but however the person is still intelligent because they obtain a lot of knowledge and apply their skills. Someone that is “street smart” is also intelligent because of their knowledge of sports, cars, and shoes. To say someone is not smart because they don’t perform well in school is wrong because everybody is smart in their own way. And I think that’s what Rose and Graff is trying to say.
