“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
“Emile Zola was a poor student at his school at Aix. We are all so different largely because we all have different combinations of intelligences. If we recognize this, I think we will have at least a better chance of dealing appropriately with many problems that we face in the world.” IfsThinkingWorldDifferentProblemSchoolFacesChancePoorStudentsCombinationZola Author:Howard Gardner
“In every part of the world with which I am familiar, young people are completely immersed in the digital world - so much so, that it is inconceivable to them that they can, for long, be separated from their devices. Indeed, many of us who are not young, who are 'digital immigrants' rather than 'digital natives,' are also wedded to, if not dependent on, our digital devices.” PeopleIfsWorldLongYoungFamiliarDependentDigitalImmigrantsDevicesDigital World 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
“In roughly the last century, important experiments have been launched by such charismatic educators as Maria Montessori, Rudolf Steiner, Shinichi Suzuki, John Dewey, and A. S. Neil. These approaches have enjoyed considerable success[...] Yet they have had relatively little impact on the mainstream of education throughout the contemporary world.” WorldLittlesHas BeensImportantLastsEducationCenturyApproachImpactExperimentsContemporaryEnjoyedMainstreamEducatorCharismaticMontessori Author:Howard Gardner
“I am knowledgeable enough about the world of prizes to realize that there is a large degree of luck - both for the recognitions that you receive and those that you did not.” WorldEnoughRealizingDegreesLuckRecognitionPrizeKnowledgeable Author:Howard Gardner
“If we were to abandon concern for what is true, what is false, and what remains indeterminate, the world would be totally chaotic. Even those who deny the importance of truth, on the one hand, are quick to jump on anyone who is caught lying.” IfsWorldHandsWould BeLyingConcernImportanceRemainsCaughtDenyAbandonChaotic Author:Howard Gardner
