{"product_id":"a-synthesizing-mind-isbn-9780262542838","title":"A Synthesizing Mind","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn authority on the human mind reflects on his intellectual development, his groundbreaking work, and different types of intelligences--including his own.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHoward Gardner's \u003ci\u003eFrames of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e was that rare publishing phenomenon--a mind-changer. Widely read by the general public as well as by educators, this influential book laid out Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. It debunked the primacy of the IQ test and inspired new approaches to education; entire curricula, schools, museums, and parents' guides were dedicated to the nurturing of the several intelligences. In his new book, \u003ci\u003eA Synthesizing Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, Gardner reflects on his intellectual development and his groundbreaking work, tracing his evolution from bookish child to eager college student to disengaged graduate student to Harvard professor.Introduction ix \u003cbr\u003ePart I The Formation of a Synthesizing Mind \u003cbr\u003e1 My Ten-Year-Old Mind 3 \u003cbr\u003e2 Weighing Tests and Tracks 19 \u003cbr\u003e3 Discovering Enduring Interests and Alluring Approaches 35 \u003cbr\u003e4 Resisting a Single Frame 63 \u003cbr\u003e5 Assembling a Network of Enterprises 91 \u003cbr\u003ePart II Multiple Intelligences: Reframing a Human Conversation \u003cbr\u003e6 Steps toward Frames 109 \u003cbr\u003e7 Reactions to MI 129 \u003cbr\u003e8 MI in the World 141 \u003cbr\u003e9 Putting MI in Its Place 159 \u003cbr\u003ePart III Unpacking the Synthesizing Mind \u003cbr\u003e10 On to Education and Good Work 177 \u003cbr\u003e11 My Scattered Pursuits and the Mind That Connects Them 197 \u003cbr\u003e12 Understanding the Synthesizing Mind 211 \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments 237 \u003cbr\u003eAppendix: List of Blog Posts by the Author 239 \u003cbr\u003eBibliography 245 \u003cbr\u003eIndex 249Howard Gardner is John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Best known as the originator of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences, he is the author of thirty books, including \u003cu\u003eFrames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences\u003c\/u\u003e; \u003cu\u003eTruth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed\u003c\/u\u003e; and \u003cu\u003eThe App Generation\u003c\/u\u003e (with Katie Davis).","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301080977637,"sku":"NP9780262542838","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262542838.jpg?v=1767720834","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-synthesizing-mind-isbn-9780262542838","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}