i have read the essay “Anti-intellectualism” by Grant Penrod and i am not very impressed with the way he wrote it but i do agree with parts that seemed reasonable.

I do agree with him that “nerds” are most likely not to be remembered unlike the appearances of extremely popular people who were less educated. I find that if you do indeed get perfect scores on every one of your tests including the SAT, ACT, or any other three letter test, then you are classified as a nerd and have no life because you are not out there getting experience in real life situations that are very important to know when it comes to living outside of home. People need to broaden their skills to other aspects instead of just school. I am not saying school is not important because now a days it very much is because of the population growing and the competition is harder than it has ever been. It was easy for big name actors like Al Pacino to just drop out of school and go straight into acting because that time period was a complete 180 of what it is today. back then not everyone wanted to be a celebrity and now…well look around you.

I think it really boils down to this. You either have it or you dont. It is as simple as that. Celebrities are famous for a reason and it is because they have a talent that a lot of people can not pull off. It is our fault for making them famous in the first place by giving them feedback. If the people of the United States of America recognize certain figures and start making claims of these people, then we have no one to blame but ourselves because we are the ones throwing our money at them and giving them our attention. If nothing gets attention then it dies down and people will forget about them.

As far as the authors sources go. They seem to match up with the content of the essay and i dont really see a problem. He talks about how SOMETIMES not going to school will end up getting you richer than staying in school which is the case in SOME people. Not all.