"An individual understands a concept, skill, theory, or……" — 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 new situation."
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49 Quotes by Howard Gardner
Howard Gardner has 49 quotes on this site.
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To ask "Where in your brain is intelligence?" is like asking "Where is the voice in the radio?"
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Creativity begins with an affinity for something. It's like falling in love.
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Now intelligence seemed quantifiable. You could measure someone's actual or potential height, and now, it seemed, you could also measure…
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Teachers must be encouraged - I almost said 'freed', to pursue an education that strives for depth of understanding.
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If Confucius can serve as the Patron Saint of Chinese education, let me propose Socrates as his equivalent in a…
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What we want... is for students to get more interested in things, more involved in them, more engaged in wanting…
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You learn at your best when you have something you care about and can get pleasure in being engaged in.
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We've got to do fewer things in school. The greatest enemy of understanding is coverage... You've got to take enough…
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If I know you're very good in music, I can predict with just about zero accuracy whether you're going to…
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Part of the maturity of the sciences is an appreciation of which questions are best left to other disciplinary approaches.
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Knowledge is not the same as morality, but we need to understand if we are to avoid past mistakes and…
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It's not how smart you are that matters, what really counts is how you are smart.
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Young gentlemen, who are to display their knowledge to the world, should have every motive of emulation, should be formed…
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He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
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Old-fashioned ways which no longer apply to changed conditions are a snare in which the feet of women have always…
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The one man other than my father who made the most lasting impression was an uncle, Serge B. Benson. He…
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You really have to work hard and apply yourself and by applying yourself and working hard and being diligent, you…
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As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic…
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Immortality: A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend and lie for, And if…
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There is nothing so easy to learn as experience and nothing so hard to apply.
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No matter who you are, no matter what your color, creed, how you choose to pray or who you choose…
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Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I…
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The Black Mamba collection of watches is me: It is my alter ego, so to speak. As I mentioned before,…
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