Howard Gardner

Gardners theory helps us understand how we relate to eachother. It also shows us how we learn best, maybe we learn by doing hands on projects or singing a song.

Backround
Gardner was born on July 11, 1943 in Scranton Pennsylvania. His parents fled from Nazi Germany with Howards older brother Erik, who died before Howard was born. He went to Harvard University to study history until he became interested in cognitive development physcology after he was tutored by Erik Erikson. He developed his theory in 1983 then began teaching at Harvard after he graduated. He is still living (70 years old) and married to Ellen Winner. He has four sons and one grandchild.

Multiple Intelligence Theory
Within the multiple intelligence theory there are seven seperate human intelligences. The first one is Linguistic Intelligence  which is how a person processes words/sentences. The second one is Musical Intelligence which is how you respond to music (the pitch, the rhythme, ect..) The third one is Logical-Mathematical intelligence  which is the ability to process mentally logial problems. The fourth one is Spatical Intelligence which is knowing your surroundings, usually like to draw and do puzzles. The fifth one is Bodily-Kinaesthetic intelligence which is learning better by hands on projects. The sixth one is Interpersonal Intelligence which is how we respond to people, and lastly, Intrapersonal Intelligence which is the abiliy to understand themselves as human.

Interesting Facts/Resources

 * 1) When he was younger Howard seriously considered being a professional pianist.
 * 2) He has written 17 books
 * 3) He enjoys traveling and the arts
 * Howard gardner . (2007). Retrieved from http://www.mypersonality.info/multiple-intelligences/howard-gardner/
 * Biography and current career. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.markville.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/history/society/websites/Howard Gardner/Howard- Biography.htm


 * Lane, C. (n.d.). Multiple intelligences. Retrieved from http://www.tecweb.org/styles/gardner.html