... whole life believing that it is stupid". (Einstein 6) This implies, assessing a student only by narrow ideals in the classroom may cause them to feel inadequate. Gerald Graff's essay "Hidden Intellectualism" argues that student's interest should be implemented into academia. Graff suggest that students poised with "street smarts", are not being taught using their non ... -academic interest in the classroom. Graff contends that schools tend to believe that only certain topics are appropriate for an academic environment thus "street smarts" cease to evolve naturally into academic intellect...

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Do you believe community colleges are only for the "academically marginal" and that they should be shut down? In the essay "In Defense of Elitism" by William A. Henry III he discusses his opinions about college and community ... college. Henry argues that community colleges should be closed down because they are insignificant and don't serve the best students. There are too many students that go to school that shouldn't be enrolled. Henry tells us teachers don't desire to teach the topics ... to school they can become impacted. Students will get degrees and have a job that you don't even need...

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• Grade Level: High School