To the Kenyan families, school doesn't really matter because none of them are going on to college. Almost all of drop out of school and so, they're spending their time learning things that are important to them. — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
In other words, unlike some people with new theories, we will go out, we'll go into a school and we get products and the… — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
Well, first of all, we did lots of studies where we show practical intelligence doesn't correlate with G. We have probably two dozen studies… — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
But what many psychologists have done, probably because they did well on a test themselves and everyone wants high self esteem, is to create… — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
If there's going to be an SAT, it's probably practical to invest in a book or perhaps in a course, but I'm sorry to… — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
So, for example, if a child is labeled as having a learning disability, it has very concrete consequences for the kinds of services and… — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
I've taught statistics, math courses and what I've found is that often if you teach them algebraically the formulas, you'll have one group of… — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
The world supports a multi-million dollar industry of intelligence and ability research, but it devotes virtually nothing to determine why this intelligence is squandered… — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
The problem is that there are very few technologies that essentially haven't changed for 60, 70 years. — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
I'm more of a creative learner, ... I do very well in projects, but I was not good at memorizing all of that material… — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
There is no recipe to be a great teacher, that's what is unique about them. — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
And in order to succeed in later life, you need creative skills because look at how fast the world is changing. — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
Passion is the quickest to develop, and the quickest to fade. Intimacy develops more slowly, and commitment more gradually still. — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
