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Multiple Intelligences - Gardner's Theory

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What does "Multiple Intelligences" mean?  All of us discover at one point in our life, whether it is in an early age or during growth, that we are better at some things than others. As we grow and learn, we gain new skills and work on assigned skills, usually from school, society of family, but this happens to all of us: while we try to be great at everything, we realise that we don't perform the same in every skill. Maybe we are great at writing and vocabulary, but struggle with mathematics. Or maybe you are good at visualizing and designing but perform poorly in sports and physical activities. Everything happens because of... multiple intelligences! So, what exactly does Gardner say about this?  Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences proposes that people are not born with all of the intelligence they will ever have. Meaning that, w hile a person might be particularly strong in a specific area, such as musical intelligence, he or she most likely possesses ...

High-tech Education?

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  Technology in education , technology in the classroom... it all used to sound like some fun activity we would do in one special class, but these days it has gained a new importance. A pandemic struck the globe and online classes and use of technology are conditioned. Oh, the day has finally come. High-tech education? The good news? It is instant, saves time, it is practical. The bad news? More than half don't know how to use it.    Let's admit it: no matter how prevalent technology has become over these last few years, and specifically during the pandemic, not everyone is a big fan of it. Young people, despite using social media and the internet most of the day, complain about how difficult it is to use educational and practical programs. Technology has been created to make our lives easier, not harder, so we shouldn't close our eyes to it and assume that it is hard or too demanding, but instead embrace the idea of learning useful technology skills that will help in sim...