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Summary: Good, Bad, Interesting, and Important
Review: Although I read this for an class assignment, I found it a very thorough and quite interesting. Gardner does an excellent job suporting his view that there are several intelligences, rather than the one general -"g"- intelligence that was once thought. I found it particularly interesting his thoughts on how to create a "mulitple intelligences" atmosphere in the classroom and I enjoyed his thoughts for the future. It is exciting to think where his theory could lead us, if we are able to break out of the old habits of the educational system. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone in the teaching profession, and for anyone else who is particularly interested the ways one can learn.
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Summary: Important Theory
Review: Although I read this for an class assignment, I found it a very thorough and quite interesting. Gardner does an excellent job suporting his view that there are several intelligences, rather than the one general -"g"- intelligence that was once thought. I found it particularly interesting his thoughts on how to create a "mulitple intelligences" atmosphere in the classroom and I enjoyed his thoughts for the future. It is exciting to think where his theory could lead us, if we are able to break out of the old habits of the educational system. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone in the teaching profession, and for anyone else who is particularly interested the ways one can learn.
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Summary: A Good Resource
Review: Dr. Gardner endeavors to offer a new paradigm on how one should look at a child's intelligence. The premise of his theory is not that if you're smart, but how you're smart. In this book he shows that there are seven intelligences (Keep in mind that this resource was written in 1983). Dr. Gardner has since come up with two more intelligences - those being the naturalistic and existential intelligence. His theory is diffreent from the old paradigm that only considered the logical mathamatical and verbal linguistic intelligences. When applied, this theory can be very productive in the classroom. Several resources have come out since, sowing how one can incorporate the multiple intelligences theory in ones classroom.If I had to make one criticism of the book it would be his writing style. His audience is the educational theorist, and at times the book can be somewhat difficult to comprehend - e.g. the chapter on the biological foundations of intelligence. But overall, it is a good resource.
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Summary: Thank you Dr. Gardner
Review: Dr. Gardner makes you think.. I loved his profound idea of "not if you are smart, but how you are smart" The seven intelligences, now nine, are an exceptional look into a place only few had beleived. Thank you Dr. Gardner - I am a beleiver in your theory and in your practice. I am a 1st year teacher who has tried to incorporate the multiple intelligence of Dr. Gardner into my plans and projects. Since I have limited experience, I beleive that the students using various intelligences of their choice I teach have a greater appreciation and understanding of themselves and each other. They each have researched multiple intelligence and relate it to their strentghs and weaknesses at the particular time. The multiple intelligences are a better communication and appreciation device than I could have ever imagined. It also allows me to constant be challenged by trying to stay well rounded and reach each individual student. Dr. Gardners book gave me a wonderful respect for looking at my students and has now shown my students a better way to look at each other. I beleive it takes each of them to create a caring classroom and community. This book allows us all to appreciate if not understand each others intelligences that is so greatly desired in our fast paced society. Dr. Gardner's book opens the doors to the future and actually gives a step up to those who fall short in the more traditional intelligences, that schools so quickly label students without. Thank you Dr. Gardner from a teacher and some students who beleive. More schools, administrators should become a Multiple Intelligence school!!
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Summary: Thank you Dr. Gardner
Review: Dr. Gardner makes you think.. I loved his profound idea of "not if you are smart, but how you are smart" The seven intelligences, now nine, are an exceptional look into a place only few had beleived. Thank you Dr. Gardner - I am a beleiver in your theory and in your practice. I am a 1st year teacher who has tried to incorporate the multiple intelligence of Dr. Gardner into my plans and projects. Since I have limited experience, I beleive that the students using various intelligences of their choice I teach have a greater appreciation and understanding of themselves and each other. They each have researched multiple intelligence and relate it to their strentghs and weaknesses at the particular time. The multiple intelligences are a better communication and appreciation device than I could have ever imagined. It also allows me to constant be challenged by trying to stay well rounded and reach each individual student. Dr. Gardners book gave me a wonderful respect for looking at my students and has now shown my students a better way to look at each other. I beleive it takes each of them to create a caring classroom and community. This book allows us all to appreciate if not understand each others intelligences that is so greatly desired in our fast paced society. Dr. Gardner's book opens the doors to the future and actually gives a step up to those who fall short in the more traditional intelligences, that schools so quickly label students without. Thank you Dr. Gardner from a teacher and some students who beleive. More schools, administrators should become a Multiple Intelligence school!!
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Summary: Thank you Dr. Gardner
Review: Dr. Gardner makes you think.. I loved his profound idea of "not if you are smart, but how you are smart" The seven intelligences, now nine, are an exceptional look into a place only few had beleived. Thank you Dr. Gardner - I am a beleiver in your theory and in your practice. I am a 1st year teacher who has tried to incorporate the multiple intelligence of Dr. Gardner into my plans and projects. Since I have limited experience, I beleive that the students using various intelligences of their choice I teach have a greater appreciation and understanding of themselves and each other. They each have researched multiple intelligence and relate it to their strentghs and weaknesses at the particular time. The multiple intelligences are a better communication and appreciation device than I could have ever imagined. It also allows me to constant be challenged by trying to stay well rounded and reach each individual student. Dr. Gardners book gave me a wonderful respect for looking at my students and has now shown my students a better way to look at each other. I beleive it takes each of them to create a caring classroom and community. This book allows us all to appreciate if not understand each others intelligences that is so greatly desired in our fast paced society. Dr. Gardner's book opens the doors to the future and actually gives a step up to those who fall short in the more traditional intelligences, that schools so quickly label students without. Thank you Dr. Gardner from a teacher and some students who beleive. More schools, administrators should become a Multiple Intelligence school!!
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Summary: This book is a "must read" for all educators and parents.
Review: Everyone who interacts with children on any level will find this work priceless. It provides adults with a knowledge base which will facilitate the cultivaion of each child's talent(s). Chapter 13 allows parents to critically reflect on exactly how their child(ren) are being educated. This is crucial, as Gardner forces us to make choices about each individual child's learning environment. Thank you for closing the door on the prevalent "sit down and copy this work without a sound" mentality. Gardner's sensitivity to different forms of intelligence shows respect for the different cultural priorities and values which in essence shape human ability, and form our global village.
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Summary: Rambling, not worth reading
Review: Gardner is unconvincing and rambling, overlooking any hint of scientific evidence.
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Summary: Intelligence is more complicated than IQ-rating suggests
Review: Gardner's book is very well written. Although I am a layman in the psychological field, it was easy for me to understand the book. The empirical method Gardner used, is good in this respect. Intelligence is far more complicated than IQ-rating suggests. Gardner puts some very relevant question marks to IQ-testing. In my opinion IQ-rating is a cultural phenomenon. It measures aspects of intelligence that are most relevant in our Western world: logical-mathematical and linguistic intelligence. Culture is changing and more attention is given to other intelligence, e.g. interpersonal intelligence. Recently we bought for our children the software game LEGO Island. I was surprised to read that in this game the results of the Harvard Project Zero on multiple intelligence were used. Every character in this game is outstanding in one of the seven intelligences Gardners describes in his book.
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Summary: Brilliant! Paradigm Shifting!
Review: Gardner's theories gave me pause
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