Title: Howard Gardner (Intelligence Psychologist Biography) - Practical Psychology
Headings: Howard Gardner (Intelligence Psychologist Biography)
Howard Gardner (Intelligence Psychologist Biography)
Howard Gardner's Childhood
Educational Background
Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
The Goodwork Project
Applications of Gardner’s Theory
Criticisms of Gardner’s Theory
Howard Gardner's Books, Awards, and Accomplishments
Personal Life
References

Content: He spent several years as a Cub Scout and Boy Scout, reaching the rank of Eagle Scout at the age of thirteen. Although Gardner eventually had a successful career as a psychologist and scientist, as a boy he was not particularly fond of exploring the outdoors. He was not interested in studying insects or dissecting mice unless he was trying to earn a scouting merit badge. His youth was not spent taking cars or gadgets apart and putting them back together. His only exposure to psychology occurred during his teenage years when he read an interesting discussion on color blindness in a psychology textbook. Nevertheless, education was of great importance in the Gardner household. Gardner’s parents wanted him to attend Phillips Academy Andover, but he chose to go to Wyoming Seminary because it was closer to home. He was an excellent student who did very well in math and science, but his main interests were in literature, history, and the arts. He believes his parents had a major impact on his development, especially after they transferred their aspirations to him following the death of his talented older brother. Educational Background
Gardner enrolled at Harvard College in September 1961.