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 ...

Editor’s Note: Jerdine Nolen continues her series on Multiple Intelligences with a discussion of Interpersonal Intelligence. Humans need to connect and bond with one another. Being part of a team or a ...

One of the most respected voices in education reform was once a shy, introspective student from Scranton. A graduate of Wyoming Seminary in Kingston and the University of Harvard, Howard Gardner, Ph.D ...

President Trump once famously said, “I’m one of the smartest people anywhere in the world.” He also said, “I love the poorly educated.” How Trump views the nature of intelligence through these ...

Did you know that intelligence can be categorized in eight different ways? Dr. Howard Gardner, a developmental psychologist at Harvard, developed the multiple intelligences (MI) theory back in 1983.

Howard Gardner has been a proponent of what he has named "multiple intelligences." Schoolwork typically emphasizes linguistic (of a certain kind) and logico-mathematical skills, developed through ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Recently, I heard the comment, “I don’t think she’s that smart or has the expertise for her ...