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Teachers must be encouraged - I almost said 'freed', to pursue an education that strives for depth of understanding.

Howard Gardner

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Howard Gardner
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: July 11
Psychologist
University Teacher
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Howard Earl Gardner
Understanding
Teachers
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