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Question 2

5 pts
From "Hidden Intellectualism" by Gerald Graff (Ch. 21):
If I am right, then schools and colleges are missing an opportunity when they do not
encourage students to take their nonacademic interests as objects of academic study.
It is self-defeating to decline to introduce any text or subject that figures to engage
students who will otherwise tune out academic work entirely. If a student cannot get
interested in Mill's On Liberty, but will read Sports Illustrated or Vogue or the hip-hop
magazine Source with absorption, this is a strong argument for assigning the
magazines over the classic (554).
Make a summary?

Answer 1

Answer: The author argues that schools and colleges miss a valuable opportunity by not encouraging students to bring their nonacademic interests into the classroom for academic study. Ignoring these interests can lead to students disengaging from academic work entirely. The author suggests that if a student is unable to get interested in traditional academic materials such as Mill's "On Liberty," but is deeply engaged with popular magazines such as "Sports Illustrated" or "Vogue," then those magazines should be used in the classroom as a means of engaging the student.

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