During the 1980s, I was teaching in Philadelphia’s Quaker school system. Highly regarded for their progressive approach to learning, Friends schools were on the cutting edge of educational reform in ...

Many people find the idea that there are many different types of intelligence very appealing. Howard Gardner disparages IQ tests as having limited relevance to real life and argued that there may be ...

In the vibrant tapestry of any classroom, students come equipped with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and unique ways of processing information. As educators, our responsibility lies not only in ...

The push toward group assignments. The rise of portfolios to document student progress. The backlash against the SAT and standardized testing, and the push to consider new ways that colleges might ...

The theory of multiple intelligences, which turns 20 this year, remains popular even as skeptics question author Howard Gardner's claims. In 1983, when Howard Gardner published Frames of Mind, the ...

I have spent a good deal of time over the past 20 years studying, writing and teaching about the theory of multiple intelligences. This is the idea that people are “smart” in many different ways. This ...

Howard Gardner, Hobbs professor of education and cognition at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, received an offer recently from a lawyer in Quito, Ecuador. For just $600, the man said, he ...

Decades ago, I was thrilled to chat with renowned psychologist Howard Gardner, who conceived the concept of multiple intelligences. He posits that everyone has not just a single general ability but ...