“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 want to understand how best to create and preserve a form of higher education that we value but that is in jeopardy for many reasons.” WantReasonFormValuesHigherPreservesHigher EducationJeopardy Author:Howard Gardner
“I am relieved that, in my own teaching, I don't have to moderate between high stake teaching and education for the virtues. If I did, I would give students the tools to take the tests but not spend an inordinate amount of time on test prep nor on 'teaching to the test.' If the students, or their parents, want drill in testing, they'd have to go elsewhere. As a professional, my most important obligation is to teach the topic, skills, and methods in ways that I feel are intellectually legitimate.” IfsWayWantGivingFeelsImportantParentMy OwnTeachVirtueTeachingStudentsAmountSkillsToolsTestsMethodObligationStakesElsewhereTopicsTestingModeratesRelievedDrillsTeaching And EducationPreps Author:Howard Gardner
“A person who is app-dependent is always searching for the best app; and as soon as its routine has been executed, the person searches for the next app. A person who is app-enabled also uses apps frequently. But he or she is never limited by the current array of apps; apps will free the person to do what he or she wants to do, or needs to do, irrespective of the next application of the app. An app-enabled person can also put devices away, without feeling bereft.” WantNeedsPersonsHas BeensUseFeelingsNextCurrentsDependentDevicesRoutineApplicationAppsBereft 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
“Hitler didn't travel. Stalin didn't travel. Saddam Hussein never traveled. They didn't want to have their orthodoxy challenged.” WantTravelTraveledFunny TravelSaddamHusseinOrthodoxyPhotography And Travel Author:Howard Gardner
“What we want... is for students to get more interested in things, more involved in them, more engaged in wanting to know; to have projects that they can get excited about and work on over long periods of time, to be stimulated to find things out on their own.” KnowsWantLongLearningTeachingStudentsInvolvedPeriodsProjectsExcitedEngagedLong Periods Of Time Author:Howard Gardner
