Multiple intelligences & modern education

Howard Gardner, a professor at Harvard, introduced his theory of multiple intelligences in 1983. It is a theory about the brain that says human beings are born with a single intelligence, that cannot be changed, and is measurable by a psychologist. Gardner believes that there are eight different intelligences in humans. These intelligences include language, mathematics, musical, spatial, kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist. Gardner believes that everyone acquires all 8 of these intelligences, and through environment, genetics, …

…the same test. I think that seeing what Gardner believes in our classrooms today would be encouraging and great. But I think logically it would be difficult to be carried out in all of our schools. We as a nation need to realize that our children are the future of our country, and should encourage them and stimulate them to learn and think, so that they in turn love education, and feel confident about themselves.