There is a lot of hand-wringing about what to do about dismal
academic performance. This little gem points to a way out. It
has been said, with some justice, that if one is to criticize
the novel curricular suggestions and philosophical positions of
others, there is a duty to offer alternatives. In the case of
Multiple Intelligences, what seems to be called for is Multiple
Alternatives. The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, at least as
filtered through the curriculum development processes in the
most Social of Studies, requires attention to the Mathematical,
Bodily/Kinesthetic, Visual/Spatial, Interpersonal,
Verbal/Linguistic, Musical/Rhythmic and Intrapersonal
Intelligences of Today’s Youth. It should be remembered in this
context, that Professor Gardner of the Harvard School of
Education, called these qualities Multiple Intelligences,
because, as he has said, if he had called them Talents, he would
have attracted much less Attention. While a truly sophisticated
debate about the endless varieties of classroo