This week we discussed the work of Howard Gardner. We spent time exploring his controversial “Theory of Multiple Intelligences” using specific examples from a survey (see below). It was enjoyable to have students make personal connections with each prompt (1-19) while connecting the survey questions to corresponding “intelligences” named by Gardner. In addition, we discussed how the brain is dynamic. Our different intelligences obviously interact. (For example, math and music have a large overlap.) In other words, sometimes one survey question spoke to multiple intelligences that the students were able to debate. That made it interesting. We also added "existential intelligence" survey questions since they were missing from this survey. It’s important to note why it is called a theory. Many educators and psychologists argue the eight intelligences listed can still be whittled down to talents with either words or numbers. They criticize Gardner’s definition of intelligence as...
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