In a previous video, we looked at how the eight intelligences in Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, develop as a result of nature (e.g. genetics etc.), nurture (e.g. education, parenting etc.), and culture (the broader social-historical context in which we find ourselves).  Adding to this understanding is the fact that each of the eight...Read More

According to Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner, each of us possesses eight different intelligences, including (the terms of mine): Word Smart, Number/Logic, Music Smart, Body Smart, Picture Smart, People Smart, Nature Smart, and Self Smart.  Some of these intelligences are highly developed in us and others less developed.  Each of us has our own unique profile...Read More

The term ”dyslexia”  simply means ”trouble with words” in Latin.  But when we speak of dyslexics, we’re talking about individuals who primarily have difficulty decoding words, thus making the act of reading (and writing) an onerous task, unless and until they receive intensive instruction in phonemic awareness and other literacy skills.  However, while the ”deficit” is...Read More

Most people think of the theory of multiple intelligences as a cognitive model of learning; that is, a path guiding us to an understanding of how people think.  But I believe that there is an important affective purpose in using the theory, and that is, to make you happy.  It represents a picture of our...Read More

Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences explains that each of us possesses at least eight or nine intelligences.  How do these intelligences come into being in the first place?  The question of where ”intelligence” as a singular phenomenon comes from has been hotly debated by psychometricians and other experts for decades.  Generally speaking, the debate...Read More