▁see ks ▁to ▁develop ▁caus ation ▁between ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁the ▁mind ▁by ▁exer cis ing ▁it ▁through ▁expos ure ▁to ▁abstract ▁school ▁subjects ▁such ▁as ▁science , ▁language ▁and ▁mathematics . ▁With ▁student ' s ▁repet itive ▁expos ure ▁to ▁these ▁particular ▁subjects , ▁some ▁sch ol ars ▁feel ▁that ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁knowledge ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁science , ▁language ▁and ▁math ▁is ▁of ▁" second ary ▁importance ", ▁and ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁strength ening ▁and ▁further ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁mind ▁that ▁this ▁curr icul um ▁provides ▁holds ▁far ▁greater ▁significance ▁to ▁the ▁progress ing ▁lear ner ▁in ▁the ▁long ▁ha ul . ▁D . C . ▁Phill ips ▁and ▁Jon as ▁F . ▁Sol tis ▁provide ▁some ▁ske ptic ism ▁to ▁this ▁notion . ▁Their ▁ske ptic ism ▁st ems ▁largely ▁in ▁part ▁from ▁feeling ▁that ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁formal ▁discipline ▁and ▁the ▁overall ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁the ▁mind ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁strong ▁as ▁some ▁would ▁say . ▁They ▁illustrate ▁their ▁ske ptic ism ▁by ▁op ining ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁fool ish ▁to ▁blind ly ▁assume ▁that ▁people ▁are ▁better ▁off ▁in ▁life , ▁or ▁at ▁performing ▁certain ▁tasks , ▁because ▁of ▁taking ▁particular , ▁yet ▁un related ▁courses . ▁ ▁Multiple ▁intellig ences ▁ ▁The ▁existence ▁of ▁multiple ▁intellig ences ▁is ▁proposed ▁by ▁psych ologist ▁Howard ▁Gard ner , ▁who ▁suggests ▁that ▁different ▁kinds ▁of ▁intelligence ▁exists ▁in ▁human ▁be ings . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁theory ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁fashion able ▁in ▁continuous ▁professional ▁development ▁( CP