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I don't think that it is necessary to rethink curricular goals. But it is certainly worth thinking about whether these goals can be reached in multiple ways.
Howard Gardner
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Howard Gardner
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: July 11
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Scranton
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Howard Earl Gardner
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