Graff expresses that "true intellectuals can turn any subject, however trivial it may seem, into grist for their mill through the thoughtful questions they ask, while an idiot will find a way to attract interest from the subject. richest subject” (265). Graff shared his own experience from his teenage years that showed him that his love for sports was actually more intellectual than he thought. Stimulating arguments, debates, problems for its analysis and statistics. Graff argues that street smarts trump book smarts because the subjects satisfy the thirst for more rather than school subjects which seem so pale and unreal. High schools and colleges should consider students' non-academic interests as objects of academic study (270). By doing this, educators will enable students to educate and have fun for their benefit while doing