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Every teacher needs to remember Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences when planning lessons and attempting to meet diverse learning styles in the classroom. Gardner's idea that we each have separate intellectual capacities provides a richer and more satisfying experience for my students. Gone are the days of simply lecturing in front of the class, although, tragically, many educators still follow that path. Gardner is invited to see the positive results of his theory in my classroom at any time. You made me wonder if the IQ-test manufacturers feel threatened by MI. JENNIFER REAM SHAF Arvada, Colo...
...specifically to MI ideas or practices. I should have thought I would be respected rather than penalized for this conservative stance. In due course, the validity of the theory of separate intellectual capacities will be judged by scientists, its utility by educators. I am optimistic about their verdicts. HOWARD GARDNER, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education Graduate School of Education Harvard University Cambridge, Mass...
...thanks to Howard Gardner. His accessible writings have made it easy for the layperson to understand what psychologists have known for decades--that our intellect is more than our IQ. We should also consider the work of outstanding social scientist Mary Meeker, who publishes intellect-boosting tests, workbooks and software. Since 1996 our firm has provided the Meeker model to almost 150 schools serving more than 60,000 youngsters. These schools have documented statistically significant increases in academic achievements. By developing intellectual strength and stamina, students increase their mental power and endurance--whether they are learning math, the grammar...
...Boston arts community has been waiting anxiously for three years. Finally, the wait is over--the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's Blue Room is reopening. The room holds several of the Museum's most noteworthy 19th-century acquisitions, including Manet, Delacroix, and Courbet, as well as letters and photographs of such notables as Emerson, the Jameses, Oliver Wendell Holmes and George Santayana. Tues. to Sun. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 280 The Fenway, Boston. 566-1401. $10 adults, $7 seniors, $5 college students, free for those under...
...three times and all those worked absolutely perfectly," Gardner said...