--- title: "18 Way Quotes By Howard Gardner" description: "18 Way quotes by Howard Gardner. Plus more from Howard Gardner and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26f/howard-gardner-3816_goal_i-don-t-think-that-it-is-necessary-to-re_858578.jpg" --- > [I don't think that it is necessary to rethink curricular goals. But it is certainly worth thinking about whether these goals can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/i-don-t-think-that-it-is-necessary-to-rethink-curricular-goals-but-it/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26f/howard-gardner-3816_goal_i-don-t-think-that-it-is-necessary-to-re_858578.jpg) > [If you understand something well, you can represent it, describe it, embody it in several ways. Indeed, if you can only present…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/if-you-understand-something-well-you-can-represent-it-describe-it/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee3/howard-gardner-3816_learning_if-you-understand-something-well-you-can_909559.jpg) > [The biggest mistake of past centuries in teaching has been to treat all students as if they were variants of the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/the-biggest-mistake-of-past-centuries-in-teaching-has-been-to-treat/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a6/howard-gardner-3816_biggest-mistake_the-biggest-mistake-of-past-centuries-in_1020667.jpg) > [We've got to do fewer things in school. The greatest enemy of understanding is coverage... You've got to take enough time to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/we-ve-got-to-do-fewer-things-in-school-the-greatest-enemy-of/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e54/howard-gardner-3816_coverage_we-ve-got-to-do-fewer-things-in-school-t_91310.jpg) > [An intelligence is the biological and psychological potential to analyze information in specific ways, in order to solve problems or to create…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/an-intelligence-is-the-biological-and-psychological-potential-to/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67a/howard-gardner-3816_culture_an-intelligence-is-the-biological-and-ps_1124375.jpg) > [Our way of managing and leading, rewarding and judging people is totally out of tune with the fact that we are all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/our-way-of-managing-and-leading-rewarding-and-judging-people-is/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce6/howard-gardner-3816_facts_our-way-of-managing-and-leading-rewardin_2836207.jpg) > [Anything that is worth teaching can be presented in many different ways. These multiple ways can make use of our multiple intelligences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/anything-that-is-worth-teaching-can-be-presented-in-many-different/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/285/howard-gardner-3816_different_anything-that-is-worth-teaching-can-be-p_1513809.jpg) > [The accumulation and cross-generational transmission of wealth in the United States has gone way too far. When a young hedge-fund manager can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/the-accumulation-and-cross-generational-transmission-of-wealth-in-the/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/313/howard-gardner-3816_country_the-accumulation-and-cross-generational_1847088.jpg) > [Perhaps, indeed, there are no truly universal ethics: or to put it more precisely, the ways in which ethical principles are interpreted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/perhaps-indeed-there-are-no-truly-universal-ethics-or-to-put-it-more/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/howard-gardner-3816_arise_perhaps-indeed-there-are-no-truly-univer_351581.jpg) > [But once we realize that people have very different kinds of minds, different kinds of strengths -- some people are good in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/but-once-we-realize-that-people-have-very-different-kinds-of-minds/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04e/howard-gardner-3816_different_but-once-we-realize-that-people-have-ver_2511301.jpg) > [We should spend less time ranking children and more time helping them to identify their natural competencies and gifts and cultivate these.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/we-should-spend-less-time-ranking-children-and-more-time-helping-them-2/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aab/howard-gardner-3816_ability_we-should-spend-less-time-ranking-childr_1506436.jpg) > [When a child is thriving, there is no reason to spend time assessing intelligences. But when a child is NOT thriving -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/when-a-child-is-thriving-there-is-no-reason-to-spend-time-assessing/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/howard-gardner-3816_assessing_when-a-child-is-thriving-there-is-no-rea_1640650.jpg) > [The wonderful thing about the theater is that it can emphasize BOTH our diversity AND our common humanity. In many ways, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/the-wonderful-thing-about-the-theater-is-that-it-can-emphasize-both/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e3/howard-gardner-3816_common_the-wonderful-thing-about-the-theater-is_1051545.jpg) > [Don't assume that the way that one searches and researches is the same from one era to another - it isn't. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/don-t-assume-that-the-way-that-one-searches-and-researches-is-the/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da9/howard-gardner-3816_19th-century_don-t-assume-that-the-way-that-one-searc_2452850.jpg) > [While we may continue to use the words smart and stupid, and while IQ tests may persist for certain purposes, the monopoly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/while-we-may-continue-to-use-the-words-smart-and-stupid-and-while-iq/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/howard-gardner-3816_believe_while-we-may-continue-to-use-the-words-s_2352993.jpg) > [I am relieved that, in my own teaching, I don't have to moderate between high stake teaching and education for the virtues.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/i-am-relieved-that-in-my-own-teaching-i-don-t-have-to-moderate/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09b/howard-gardner-3816_amount_i-am-relieved-that-in-my-own-teaching-i_1565437.jpg) > [I think that every educator, indeed every human being, is concerned with what is true and what is not; what experiences to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/i-think-that-every-educator-indeed-every-human-being-is-concerned/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc3/howard-gardner-3816_character_i-think-that-every-educator-indeed-every_505917.jpg) > [Most people (by the time they have become adults ) can't change their minds because their neural pathways have become set... the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/most-people-by-the-time-they-have-become-adults-can-t-change-their/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/981/howard-gardner-3816_adults_most-people-by-the-time-they-have-become_2569315.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## More by Howard Gardner > [Contradictory precepts that have guided me for as long as I can remember: 1: I will live forever. 2: I will die tomorrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/contradictory-precepts-that-have-guided-me-for-as-long-as-i-can/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) > [I believe that the brain has evolved over millions of years to be responsive to different kinds of content in the world. Language content,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/i-believe-that-the-brain-has-evolved-over-millions-of-years-to-be/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) > [Emile Zola was a poor student at his school at Aix. We are all so different largely because we all have different combinations of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/emile-zola-was-a-poor-student-at-his-school-at-aix-we-are-all-so/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/we-ve-got-to-do-fewer-things-in-school-the-greatest-enemy-of/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) > [Students should learn about the long-standing values of truth, beauty, and goodness, think hard about them, and interrogate them skillfully.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/students-should-learn-about-the-long-standing-values-of-truth-beauty/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/the-problems-in-our-educational-system-are-indissociable-from-broader/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) > [Intelligence is the ability to find and solve problems and create products of value in one's own culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/intelligence-is-the-ability-to-find-and-solve-problems-and-create/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) > [To ask "Where in your brain is intelligence?" is like asking "Where is the voice in the radio?"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/to-ask-where-in-your-brain-is-intelligence-is-like-asking-where-is/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) > [“Stories are the single most powerful weapon in a leader’s arsenal”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/stories-are-the-single-most-powerful-weapon-in-a-leader-s-arsenal/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) > [The biggest communities in which young people now reside are online communities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/the-biggest-communities-in-which-young-people-now-reside-are-online/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/if-i-know-you-re-very-good-in-music-i-can-predict-with-just-about/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) > [Perhaps, indeed, there are no truly universal ethics: or to put it more precisely, the ways in which ethical principles are interpreted will inevitably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/perhaps-indeed-there-are-no-truly-universal-ethics-or-to-put-it-more/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) > [I favor a system where students in publicly funded institutions make a commitment: if they do well in the private sector, they will revert…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/i-favor-a-system-where-students-in-publicly-funded-institutions-make/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) > [An individual understands a concept, skill, theory, or domain of knowledge to the extent that he or she can apply it appropriately in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/an-individual-understands-a-concept-skill-theory-or-domain-of/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) > [If we want to have good workers and good citizens, we need to create common spaces in which individuals can talk about the moral…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/if-we-want-to-have-good-workers-and-good-citizens-we-need-to-create/) [Howard Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-gardner/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/howard-gardner/#itemlist", "name": "18 Way Quotes By Howard Gardner", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't think that it is necessary to rethink curricular goals. 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Yet, these differences arise chiefly at the margins. All known societies embrace the virtues of truthfulness, integrity, loyalty, fairness; none explicitly endorse falsehood, dishonesty, disloyalty, gross inequity. 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Brain scientists and geneticists are documenting the incredible differentiation of human capacities, computer programmers are creating systems that are intelligent in different ways, and educators are freshly acknowledging that their students have distinctive strengths and weaknesses.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Howard Gardner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-gardner/while-we-may-continue-to-use-the-words-smart-and-stupid-and-while-iq/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/howard-gardner-3816_believe_while-we-may-continue-to-use-the-words-s_2352993.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/howard-gardner-3816_believe_while-we-may-continue-to-use-the-words-s_2352993.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/howard-gardner-3816_believe_while-we-may-continue-to-use-the-words-s_2352993.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“While we may continue to use the words smart and stupid, and while IQ tests may persist for certain…” — Howard Gardner", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 16, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am relieved that, in my own teaching, I don't have to moderate between high stake teaching and education for the virtues. 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