In Gerald Graff’s article “Hidden Intellectualism,” from the 2003 copy of They Say I Say, the author explores the idea of what true intellectualism is by recalling pieces of his childhood. The way schools and society view intellectualism comes in to questions as being one sided or false altogether . There remain several sides to the argument regarding education and include anything regarding what should be taught, how it should be taught, and what marks the mastering of a subject. With true education as well as the proper way to teach being a heavily debated topic of controversy, the question of the right way to teach is heavily sought after.
Public education has always been a topic of intense controversy in the United States since its early founding years. As of today, the country is still split on this education issue even in reference to political
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While Graft covers little in reference to this change, the youtube video “6 problems with our school systems,” greatly specifics what problems are causing this change. From the video, two main problems in our school systems have lead to this narrowing of what kids want to be. The first problem, as addressed, “This industrial age style of teaching is still currently taught in our schools.” (Next School, 2016, 30 sec) Being molded to sit and follow directions, there is little room to be oneself or to experience what the student wants to be if that job is outside of school curriculum. Another problem addressed in the video includes, “Most learning is not effective as it relies on memorization and rote learning.” (Next School, 2016, 2:22) This method of memorization drains all creativeness from a student, forcing them along a narrow line. Street smart students, bored or not good at just memorizing facts, are viewed as dumb in schools as the schools only focus on core