Intelligence

There are many types of intelligence. In our analogy, this is like having an entire wall of huge windows to let in light. When I was in elementary school, there was a focus on reading, writing, and arithmetic. These areas were most important if you wanted to go to college. At my high school, they had wood shop, home economics, and typing for kids who didn’t want to go to college. We have come a long way since those years of limited choices and views.

Howard Gardner, professor of cognition and education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, has developed a Theory of Multiple Intelligences. According to this theory, there are several types of intelligence that work independently and together to solve problems for the brain. ...

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