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In the United States these days, 'diversity' is a big word and a buzzword.

Howard Gardner

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Howard Gardner
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: July 11
Psychologist
University Teacher
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Howard Earl Gardner
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Much of the material presented in schools strikes students as alien, if not pointless.
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Anything that is worth teaching can be presented in many different ways. These multiple ways can make use of our multiple intelligences.
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