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MAMA + PAPA: Multiple Intelligences 101

Posted by admin | Published: January 6, 2011

In 1983, Dr. Howard Gardner proposed his theory of Multiple Intelligences. While traditionally accepted methods of evaluating human intelligence focus on logical and linguistic intelligence (the classic triple threat of reading, writing, and arithmetic), Gardner claimed that other varieties of intelligence, though often ignored by mainstream education, were equally valuable. Gardner’s original seven intelligences were: [...]

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Obama's Education Plan

Posted by admin | Published: September 30, 2009

Obama says American kids spend too little time in school, putting them at a disadvantage with other students around the globe. Obama and Duncan say kids in the United States need more school because kids in other nations have more school. ”Young people in other countries are going to school 25, 30 percent longer than [...]

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Your Child’s Developing Brain

Posted by admin | Published: November 24, 2008

Before I opened Little Urbanites I studied early childhood development and education. The most fascinating topic for me is brain development. Neuroscientists are still researching the brain and how it develops. I used zero to three for the following information. The human brain begins forming very early in prenatal life (just three weeks after conception), [...]

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