In the article entitled “Hidden Intellectualism” of Clueless in Academe: How Schooling Obscures, Gerald Graff explores the contrary views of “street smart” and book smart in an academic setting. His main argument is to determine whether or not students’ nonacademic interests are worth being discussed at school. His purpose in writing the article is to outline a path to incorporate “street smart” into schooling, and encourage schools to take some actions. In supporting his argument, Graff first critiques what thought to be common sense to identify intellectualism by the subjects like Shakespeare, Plato, or nuclear fission, but not by the critical thinking skills which an intellectual possess. Next, he offers his own experiment being a “street