Howard Gardner Quotes

Biography: Howard Gardner is known for his theory of multiple intelligences. A de... more Biography: Howard Gardner is known for his theory of multiple intelligences. A developmental psychologist and professor at Harvard University, Gardner proposed that traditional IQ tests are too limited and identified eight distinct intelligences that capture the diverse ways individuals learn and demonstrate their abilities. less

"The biggest mistake of past centuries in teaching has been to treat all children as if they were variants of the same individual and thus to feel justified in teaching them all the same subjects in the same way"

Tags: Education, Child development, Educational philosophy, Teaching methods, Education reform

"I believe that the brain has evolved, like the rest of the body. And you can't understand the brain as an abstract mechanism that operates on its own. You really have to understand the body and the environment that this brain is operating in"

Tags: Understanding, Evolution, Environment, Cognition, Body

Previous 1 2