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Brief history of Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardner, a child of Jewish parents, grew up in Scranton, PA where he was an excellent student and studied formal piano instruction. He attended Harvard College in 1961, the first in his family to attend college, where he studied history, sociology, and psychology and audited a record number of courses.

Throughout his academic career, he worked with famous researchers: Erik Erikson, Piaget, Bruner, Roger Brown, Nelson Goodman, Norman Geschwind, Ellen Winner, Hiram Brownell, Seana Moran, and David Perkins. All are scholars and all had some impact on his research. At different times in his career, he has concentrated his efforts towards developmental psychology and neuro-psychology where he researched to understand human thought with an emphasis on intellectual capacities. He was a founding member of Project Zero at Harvard University that is focused on the study of higher cognitive processes, emphasizing creativity and the arts.

All of his experiences helped to bring about his discovery of the Multiple Intelligences of what was originally contributed towards psychology but has had the greatest impact to education. He studied nuero-psychology where he focused on the interaction of brain pathology and artistic / high level skills. The eight Multiple Intelligences are : Linguistic (word smart), Logical-Mathematical (logic smart), Naturalist (nature smart), Spatial (picture smart), Bodily-Kinesthetic (body smart), Musical (music smart), Interpersonal (people smart) and Intrapersonal (self smart).

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=The Eight Multiple Intelligences and how to activate them with your students:=
 * Logical-mathematical: ** uses logic, abstractions, reasoning and numbers and is associated with reasoning capabilities, recognizing abstract patterns, scientific thinking and investigation and the ability to perform complex calculations. It is less on mathematical ability.
 * Spatial: **uses spatial judgment and the ability to visualize with the mind's eye. Puzzles help to activate; careers include artists, designers and architects.
 * Linguistic: **emphasizes words, spoken or written. This group is good at reading, writing, telling stories and memorizing words; they learn best by reading, taking notes, listening to lectures, and by discussing and debating about what they have learned. They learn foreign languages well.
 * Bodily-kinesthetic : **This group has great control of their bodily motions and have the capacity to handle objects skillfully as well as including a sense of timing, a clear sense of the goal of a physical action, along with the ability to train responses so they become like reflexes. Actions that activate this group are doing something physical, rather than by reading or hearing about it. Careers that suit this group include: athletes, pilots, dancers, musicians, actors, surgeons, doctors, builders, police officers, and soldiers.
 * Musical: **Sensitivity to sounds, rhythms, tones, and music define this group and they may have good pitch or absolute pitch. There is a strong auditory component to this intelligence and they may learn best via lecture. Language skills are high and they may use songs or rhythms to learn. They have sensitivity to rhythm, pitch, meter, tone, melody or timbre. Careers may include instrumentalists, singers, conductors, disc-jockeys, orators, writers and composers.
 * Interpersonal: **This group likes interaction with others and tends to be extroverts. They communicate effectively and empathize easily with others, and may be either leaders or followers. They typically learn best by working with others and often enjoy discussion and debate. Careers could include sales, politicians, managers, teachers and social workers.
 * Intrapersonal: ** This group tends to introverted (may like to work alone) and are Skillful at deciphering their own feelings and motivations. Careers may include philosophers, psychologists, theologians, lawyers, and writers. People with intrapersonal intelligence also prefer to work alone.
 * Naturalistic: **This group includes naturalists, farmers and gardeners who nurture and are tuned into relating information to one’s natural surroundings.
 * Existential: **Gardner did not want to commit to a spiritual intelligence, but suggested that an "existential" intelligence may be a useful construct. This group has the ability to contemplate phenomena or questions beyond sensory data, such as the infinite and infinitesimal. Careers or callings which suit those with this intelligence include shamans, priests, mathematicians, physicists, scientists, cosmologists and philosophers.