Occupation: Psychologist Birth: July 11, 1943
I align myself with almost all researchers in assuming that anything we do is a composite of whatever genetic limitations were given to us by our par….
Our way of managing and leading, rewarding and judging people is totally out of tune with the fact that we are all individuals..
Well, if storytelling is important, then your narrative ability, or your ability to put into words or use what someone else has put into words effect….
I’d rather see the United States as a beacon of Good Work and Good Citizenship, rather than as #1 on some international educational measurement..
The wonderful thing about the theater is that it can emphasize BOTH our diversity AND our common humanity. In many ways, the world of Shakespeare (or….
Part of the maturity of the sciences is an appreciation of which questions are best left to other disciplinary approaches..
As a planet, we are at risk of destruction (for example, gradually by the warming of the planet; or rapidly, by nuclear war or a pathogen that gets o….
In every part of the world with which I am familiar, young people are completely immersed in the digital world - so much so, that it is inconceivable….
Twenty-five years ago, the notion was you could create a general problem-solver software that could solve problems in many different domains. That ju….
I think that every educator, indeed every human being, is concerned with what is true and what is not; what experiences to cherish and which ones to ….
While I’ve worked on many topics and written many books, I have not abandoned my interest in multiple intelligences..
Best of all, persons can sometimes be app-transcendent: making dramatic progress or discoveries, without any dependence on any app. In this context, ….
Fundamentalism is a kind of decision not to change your mind about something...Many of us are fundamentalists...because it worked pretty well for us..
I reject the notion that human beings have a single intelligence, which can be drawn on for the full range of problem solving..
If one develops good habits and routines, it is possible to be a responsible educator most of the time; and to marshal the special energies and refle….
When a child is thriving, there is no reason to spend time assessing intelligences. But when a child is NOT thriving - in school or at home - that is….
The countries who do the best in international comparisons, whether it's Finland or Japan, Denmark or Singapore, do well because they have profession….
'Til 1983, I wrote primarily for other psychologists and expected that they would be the principal audience for my book..
Stories are the single most powerful tool in a leader's toolkit..
Perhaps, indeed, there are no truly universal ethics: or to put it more precisely, the ways in which ethical principles are interpreted will inevitab….
In the United States these days, 'diversity' is a big word and a buzzword..