“I believe that the brain has evolved over millions of years to be responsive to different kinds of content in the world. Language content, musical content, spatial content, numerical content, etc.” WorldYearsBelieveKindDifferentLanguageI BelieveBrainMillionsMusicalEtcDifferent KindsSpatialMultiple Intelligences Author:Howard Gardner
“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
“Fundamentalism is a kind of decision not to change your mind about something...Many of us are fundamentalists...because it worked pretty well for us.” MindWellsKindDecisionFundamentalismChanging Your Mind Author:Howard Gardner
“What is usually called 'intelligence' refers to the linguistic and logical capacities that are valued in certain kinds of school and for certain school-like tasks. It leaves little if any room for spatial intelligence, personal intelligences, musical intelligence, etc.” IfsKindLittlesSchoolCertainRoomsCapacityTasksMusicalEtcLogicalSpatial Author:Howard Gardner
“But once we realize that people have very different kinds of minds, different kinds of strengths -- some people are good in thinking spatially, some in thinking language, others are very logical, other people need to be hands on and explore actively and try things out -- then education, which treats everybody the same way, is actually the most unfair education.” PeopleThinkingWayNeedsTryingMindKindDifferentHandsLanguageRealizingTreatsLogicalDifferent KindsUnfair Author:Howard Gardner
“I align myself with almost all researchers in assuming that anything we do is a composite of whatever genetic limitations were given to us by our parents and whatever kinds of environmental opportunities are available.” KindOpportunityGivenParentAssumingEnvironmentalAvailableLimitationResearchersComposites Author:Howard Gardner
“A lot of knowledge in any kind of an organization is what we call task knowledge. These are things that people who have been there a long time understand are important, but they may not know how to talk about them. It's often called the culture of the organization.” PeopleKnowsKindMayLongHas BeensImportantCultureKnow HowLong TimeTasksOrganization Author:Howard Gardner
“Kids go to school and college and get through, but they don't seem to really care about using their minds. School doesn't have the kind of long term positive impact that it should.” ShouldMindKindLongSeemsCareKidsSchoolTermCollegeImpactLong TermPositive Impact Author:Howard Gardner
