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> [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 have the ability, when, in fact, it may be that the way the teacher's teaching is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sternberg/in-other-words-if-a-teacher-only-teaches-in-one-way-then-they/)

[Robert Sternberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sternberg/)

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## More by Robert Sternberg

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sternberg/in-other-words-unlike-some-people-with-new-theories-we-will-go-out-we/)

[Robert Sternberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sternberg/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sternberg/well-first-of-all-we-did-lots-of-studies-where-we-show-practical/)

[Robert Sternberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sternberg/)

> [But what many psychologists have done, probably because they did well on a test themselves and everyone wants high self esteem, is to create…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sternberg/but-what-many-psychologists-have-done-probably-because-they-did-well/)

[Robert Sternberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sternberg/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sternberg/if-there-s-going-to-be-an-sat-it-s-probably-practical-to-invest-in-a/)

[Robert Sternberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sternberg/)

> [So, for example, if a child is labeled as having a learning disability, it has very concrete consequences for the kinds of services and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sternberg/so-for-example-if-a-child-is-labeled-as-having-a-learning-disability/)

[Robert Sternberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sternberg/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sternberg/i-ve-taught-statistics-math-courses-and-what-i-ve-found-is-that-often/)

[Robert Sternberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sternberg/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sternberg/the-world-supports-a-multi-million-dollar-industry-of-intelligence/)

[Robert Sternberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sternberg/)

> [The problem is that there are very few technologies that essentially haven't changed for 60, 70 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sternberg/the-problem-is-that-there-are-very-few-technologies-that-essentially/)

[Robert Sternberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sternberg/)

> [I'm more of a creative learner, ... I do very well in projects, but I was not good at memorizing all of that material…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sternberg/i-m-more-of-a-creative-learner-i-do-very-well-in-projects-but-i-was/)

[Robert Sternberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sternberg/)

> [There is no recipe to be a great teacher, that's what is unique about them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sternberg/there-is-no-recipe-to-be-a-great-teacher-that-s-what-is-unique-about/)

[Robert Sternberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sternberg/)

> [And in order to succeed in later life, you need creative skills because look at how fast the world is changing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sternberg/and-in-order-to-succeed-in-later-life-you-need-creative-skills/)

[Robert Sternberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sternberg/)

> [Passion is the quickest to develop, and the quickest to fade. Intimacy develops more slowly, and commitment more gradually still.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sternberg/passion-is-the-quickest-to-develop-and-the-quickest-to-fade-intimacy/)

[Robert Sternberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sternberg/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sternberg/in-other-words-if-a-teacher-only-teaches-in-one-way-then-they/)

[Robert Sternberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sternberg/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sternberg/and-if-we-don-t-have-a-test-what-we-may-end-up-doing-is-going-back-to/)

[Robert Sternberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sternberg/)

> [There was already a famous Sternberg in psychology and it was obvious there would not be another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sternberg/there-was-already-a-famous-sternberg-in-psychology-and-it-was-obvious/)

[Robert Sternberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sternberg/)

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