Thanks to Julie Atkins for pointing this out..

Professor Howard Gardner is at it again, never ceasing to create innovative approaches to traditional conceptions of thinking and learning. His groundbreaking theory of multiple intelligences spawned a re-evaluation of school curricula, highlighting the importance of including the arts and culture in mainstream learning.

Recently, at the annual conference of the National Association of Laboratory Schools (NALS), co-hosted by the Bank Street College School for Children and The School at Columbia University, Gardner[base ']s keynote included the framework for his upcoming book, Five Minds for the Future. [base "]It[base ']s in part an essay in psychology and education, but it[base ']s also a programmatic book in the sense that I think these are the five minds we need to develop in the future,[per thou] Gardner explained. The book takes into account the intellectual thirst of the individual as well as the role of a person within the framework of society and humanity. The five minds[~]disciplined, synthesizing, creating, respectful, and ethical[~]differ from multiple intelligence in working in a more synergistic fashion as opposed to separate categories of intelligences.

[Source: Educationupdate.com]
5:47:26 PM    

The American Chronicle - Human Intelligence: Going Beyond Mere IQ

The ability to excel at a variety of tasks, with a particular emphasis on academic success, is intelligence. A more detailed definition emphasizes that intelligence is the mental capacity to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend ideas and language, and learn. In psychology, the study of intelligence is generally regarded as distinct from creativity, personality, character, or wisdom.

.......In a report of a task force established by the Board of Scientific Affairs of the American Psychological Association (Intelligence: Knowns and Unknowns, 1995) it was determined that there is a positive correlation between intelligence tests and school performance. A positive correlation also exists between intelligence quotient tests and the length of education. A negative correlation exists between intelligence quotient tests and juvenile crime.

However "successful school learning depends on many personal characteristics other than intelligence, such as persistence, interest in school, and willingness to study" (Intelligence: Knowns and Unknowns, 1995). In other words, an individual can be intelligent and still do poorly in school if he is bored or does not apply himself. Can someone who does poorly in school or carries a low GPA still be intelligent? Absolutely! Even students with learning disabilities can be intelligent.

9:09:06 AM    

From the Manila Standard:

The April 12 agreement, which will seek to instill among school children the positive Filipino values of pagkamasinop, pagkamatipid, pag-iimpok, and pagkakaisa, will put on stream two components of the project. The first is to develop for the elementary schoolteachers teaching guides that will inform them about basic financial and economic concepts relating to savings. The second is to provide them with training on how to integrate these concepts in the curriculum of primary schoolchildren.

....... The school was founded and is operated on the Theory of Multiple Intelligences formulated by Harvard University's Howard Gardner. Speaking of his impressions of the school during his first and, as of now, his only visit to the Philippines in February 2005, Gardner, in his book, Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons, wrote: "at the M.I. International School Foundation in the Philippines, I saw impressive integration of MI ideas under a rubric of education for understanding".

8:42:50 AM