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 by engaging in amazing, breathtaking acts of stupidity. — 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
In other words, if a teacher only teaches in one way, then they conclude that the kids who can't learn well that way don't… — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
And if we don't have a test, what we may end up doing is going back to what this country has done before. We… — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
There was already a famous Sternberg in psychology and it was obvious there would not be another. — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
