Howard Gardner defines intelligence as the ability to solve problems, generate new problems, or create something valuable.
How intelligent are you?
What can school do to develop your child's intelligence?
Let's find out.
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How intelligent are you?
What can school do to develop your child's intelligence?
Let's find out.
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1/ The ability to solve problems that one encounters in real life.
ie. The mental capability to get out of sticky situations.
eg. Apollo 13 crew jury-rigging contraption using sock, duct tape etc to reduce CO2 level.
h/t @vasanthsarathy's article on real world problem-solving
ie. The mental capability to get out of sticky situations.
eg. Apollo 13 crew jury-rigging contraption using sock, duct tape etc to reduce CO2 level.
h/t @vasanthsarathy's article on real world problem-solving
@vasanthsarathy Teaching problem-solving requires letting students get stuck and unstuck.
Teachers need to be adept at helping students come up with strategies to get unstuck.
More importantly, teachers need time to let students work through struggles.
h/t @helyn_kim via @BrookingsInst
Teachers need to be adept at helping students come up with strategies to get unstuck.
More importantly, teachers need time to let students work through struggles.
h/t @helyn_kim via @BrookingsInst
@vasanthsarathy @helyn_kim @BrookingsInst 2/ The ability to generate new problems to solve.
ie. Asking what if something was different?
eg. How do I reduce crime rate by rethinking home security?
Amazon acquired smart doorbell startup Ring for $1bn.
Finding problems worth solving pays.
ie. Asking what if something was different?
eg. How do I reduce crime rate by rethinking home security?
Amazon acquired smart doorbell startup Ring for $1bn.
Finding problems worth solving pays.
@vasanthsarathy @helyn_kim @BrookingsInst Instead of inventing problems for kids to solve, teachers can ask kids to look at school and community needs.
As a bonus, students are also empowered by discovering that they are able to enact change in the world around them.
h/t @edutopia
As a bonus, students are also empowered by discovering that they are able to enact change in the world around them.
h/t @edutopia
@vasanthsarathy @helyn_kim @BrookingsInst @edutopia 3/ The ability to make something or offer a service that is valued within one's culture.
ie. Applying imagination to create something from nothing.
eg. Composing music like Mozart or Chopin.
ie. Applying imagination to create something from nothing.
eg. Composing music like Mozart or Chopin.
@vasanthsarathy @helyn_kim @BrookingsInst @edutopia Schools focus on two types of abilities - logical/mathematical and verbal/linguistic.
With kids whose strengths are bodily-kinesthetic or musical, teachers need to make them feel supported.
Interdependencies in the school system make customised teaching prohibitive.
With kids whose strengths are bodily-kinesthetic or musical, teachers need to make them feel supported.
Interdependencies in the school system make customised teaching prohibitive.
@vasanthsarathy @helyn_kim @BrookingsInst @edutopia Neuroplasticity has shown that intelligence is not fixed.
With perseverance and drive, anyone can develop their natural abilities.
Teachers in school simply have too much curriculum to cover and too little time to support individual learners with personalised coaching.
With perseverance and drive, anyone can develop their natural abilities.
Teachers in school simply have too much curriculum to cover and too little time to support individual learners with personalised coaching.
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