Much of the material presented in schools strikes students as alien, if not pointless. — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
If you are not prepared to resign or be fired for what you believe in, then you are not a worker, let… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
If you think education is expensive, try estimating the cost of ignorance. — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
Emile Zola was a poor student at his school at Aix. We are all so different largely because we all have different… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
Knowledge is not the same as morality, but we need to understand if we are to avoid past mistakes and move in… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
What is usually called 'intelligence' refers to the linguistic and logical capacities that are valued in certain kinds of school and for… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
If one develops good habits and routines, it is possible to be a responsible educator most of the time; and to marshal… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
It may well be easier to remember a list if one sings it (or dances to it). However, these uses of the… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
The biggest mistake of past centuries in teaching has been to treat all students as if they were variants of the same… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
I am relieved that, in my own teaching, I don't have to moderate between high stake teaching and education for the virtues.… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
If you enjoy reading, writing, learning, and sharing what you have learned, don't hesitate to look for a life where you can… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
In the United States, if you ask teachers, "Are there children whom we should call 'gifted?'", many if not most will say… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
If Confucius can serve as the Patron Saint of Chinese education, let me propose Socrates as his equivalent in a Western educational… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
Intelligences are enhanced when a person is engaged in activities that involve the exercise of that intelligence. It helps to have good… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
In every part of the world with which I am familiar, young people are completely immersed in the digital world - so… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
Contradictory precepts that have guided me for as long as I can remember: 1: I will live forever. 2: I will die tomorrow. — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
I believe that the brain has evolved over millions of years to be responsive to different kinds of content in the world. Language content,… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
Emile Zola was a poor student at his school at Aix. We are all so different largely because we all have different combinations of… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
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… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
Students should learn about the long-standing values of truth, beauty, and goodness, think hard about them, and interrogate them skillfully. — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
The problems in our educational system are indissociable from broader malignant trends in our society, and they can't be solved by lots of testing… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
Intelligence is the ability to find and solve problems and create products of value in one's own culture. — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
To ask "Where in your brain is intelligence?" is like asking "Where is the voice in the radio?" — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
“Stories are the single most powerful weapon in a leader’s arsenal” — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
The biggest communities in which young people now reside are online communities. — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
If I know you're very good in music, I can predict with just about zero accuracy whether you're going to be good or bad… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
Perhaps, indeed, there are no truly universal ethics: or to put it more precisely, the ways in which ethical principles are interpreted will inevitably… — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
