“We need to focus on the kind of human beings we want to have and the kind of society in which we want to live.” WantNeedsHumansKindHuman BeingsFocus Author:Howard Gardner
“I reject the notion that human beings have a single intelligence, which can be drawn on for the full range of problem solving.” HumansProblemHuman BeingsNotionRangeRejectsProblem Solving Author:Howard Gardner
“All human beings have all of the intelligences. But we differ, for both genetic and experiential reasons, in our profile of intelligences at any moment.” HumansReasonMomentsHuman BeingsProfile Author:Howard Gardner
“I think that every educator, indeed every human being, is concerned with what is true and what is not; what experiences to cherish and which ones to avoid; and how best to relate to other human beings. We differ in how conscious we are of these questions; how reflective we are about our own stances; whether we are aware of how these human virtues are threatened by critiques (philosophical, cultural) and by technologies (chiefly the digital media). A good educator should help us all to navigate our way in this tangled web of virtues.” ThinkingWayShouldHumansHelpingHuman BeingsTechnologyVirtueMediaConsciousConcernedPhilosophicalRelateDigitalCherishThreatenedCritiqueEducatorStanceNavigateTangledDigital MediaTangled Webs Author:Howard Gardner
“A continuing conversation with other persons, with cultural products, and with oneself, is a large part of what it means to be a human being, in our time and perhaps in all time.” HumansMeanPersonsHuman BeingsProductsConversationOneselfAll TimeOur TimeContinuing Author:Howard Gardner
“The wonderful thing about the theater is that it can emphasize BOTH our diversity AND our common humanity. In many ways, the world of Shakespeare (or Aeschylus or Racine) is totally different from our world; and yet any human being can look through the differences in dress and mores and discover our common problems, passions, and potentials.” WorldWayHumansLooksDifferentProblemHumanityPassionDifferencesHuman BeingsCommonWonderfulDiversityTheaterDressesOur WorldWonderful ThingsCommon Humanity Author:Howard Gardner
“I want my children to understand the world, but not just because the world is fascinating and the human mind is curious. I want them to understand it so that they will be positioned to make it a better place” WorldWantMindHumansChildrenCuriousMy ChildrenFascinatingHuman MindBetter Place Book:The Development and Education of the Mind: The Selected Works of Howard Gardner Source: The Development and Education of the Mind: The Selected Works of Howard Gardner
“While we may continue to use the words smart and stupid, and while IQ tests may persist for certain purposes, the monopoly of those who believe in a single general intelligence has come to an end. Brain scientists and geneticists are documenting the incredible differentiation of human capacities, computer programmers are creating systems that are intelligent in different ways, and educators are freshly acknowledging that their students have distinctive strengths and weaknesses.” WayBelieveHumansMayDifferentEndsUsePurposeCertainBrainStupidStudentsComputerCreatingSmartWeaknessCapacityTestsScientistIntelligentIncrediblesDifferent WaysPersistMonopolyProgrammersEducatorDistinctiveStrength And WeaknessComputer ProgrammersDifferentiationHuman Capacity Author:Howard Gardner
