But once we realize that people have very different kinds of minds, different kinds of strengths -- some people are good in thinking spatially, some ….

I need to add that my work on multiple intelligences received a huge boost in 1995 when Daniel Goleman published his book on emotional intelligence. ….

If you enjoy reading, writing, learning, and sharing what you have learned, don't hesitate to look for a life where you can continue to do those thin….

We should spend less time ranking children and more time helping them to identify their natural competencies and gifts and cultivate these. There are….

While truth is ultimately convergent, beauty is ultimately divergent. No one can and no one should tell anyone else what that person should consider ….

All human beings have all of the intelligences. But we differ, for both genetic and experiential reasons, in our profile of intelligences at any mome….

An intelligence is the biological and psychological potential to analyze information in specific ways, in order to solve problems or to create produc….

The biggest mistake of past centuries in teaching has been to treat all students as if they were variants of the same individual and thus to feel jus….

It's not how smart you are that matters, what really counts is how you are smart..

By nature, I am not an optimist, though I try to act as if I am..

If Confucius can serve as the Patron Saint of Chinese education, let me propose Socrates as his equivalent in a Western educational context - a Socra….

What we want... is for students to get more interested in things, more involved in them, more engaged in wanting to know; to have projects that they ….

Creativity begins with an affinity for something. It's like falling in love..

In order for me to 'endorse' an intelligence, I need to carry out lots of research..

What is usually called 'intelligence' refers to the linguistic and logical capacities that are valued in certain kinds of school and for certain scho….

We've got to do fewer things in school. The greatest enemy of understanding is coverage... You've got to take enough time to get kids deeply involved….

One must exploit the asynchronies that have befallen one, link them to a promising issue or domain, reframe frustrations as opportunities, and, above….

Intelligences are enhanced when a person is engaged in activities that involve the exercise of that intelligence. It helps to have good teachers, amp….

Being creative means first of all doing something unusual... On the other hand, however unusual it may be, the idea also has to be reasonable for peo….

The ability to solve problems or to create products that are valued within one or more cultural settings..

I want my children to understand the world, but not just because the world is fascinating and the human mind is curious. I want them to understand it….