Comments on: . . . therefore, I am? http://bioephemera.com/2007/04/23/therefore-i-am/ the art of biology & the biology of art Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:25:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: cicada http://bioephemera.com/2007/04/23/therefore-i-am/#comment-5994 cicada Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:03:22 +0000 http://bioephemera.com/2007/04/23/therefore-i-am/#comment-5994 No, actually. Who? (Googlepause) Oh, the multiple intelligences guy! Actually, no, but I should, because I'm not sure how far I agree with that pedigogical mindset. It destigmatizes the admission that normal humans aren't cognitively homogeneous, which is good. But insofar as it encourages premature categorization of students and self-fulfilling expectations about their ability to succeed in all areas, it disturbs me. No, actually. Who?

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Oh, the multiple intelligences guy! Actually, no, but I should, because I’m not sure how far I agree with that pedigogical mindset. It destigmatizes the admission that normal humans aren’t cognitively homogeneous, which is good. But insofar as it encourages premature categorization of students and self-fulfilling expectations about their ability to succeed in all areas, it disturbs me.

]]> By: MC http://bioephemera.com/2007/04/23/therefore-i-am/#comment-5967 MC Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:26:01 +0000 http://bioephemera.com/2007/04/23/therefore-i-am/#comment-5967 "Some of us think in pictures." Have you been reading Howard Gardner? “Some of us think in pictures.” Have you been reading Howard Gardner?

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