tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32281953.post266020926343815264..comments2023-05-17T09:55:59.040-05:00Comments on The Whining Schoolboy - <i>tales from a mostly-boring public high school teacher.</i>: Murray's "Educational Romanticism"School Master Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08698932512420895256noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32281953.post-22679590051866181472008-07-04T12:20:00.000-05:002008-07-04T12:20:00.000-05:00Thanks Steve - Murray even talks about the "multip...Thanks Steve - Murray even talks about the "multiple intelligences" people have. He points out that educators will say, "Hey, just find out which intelligences a kid excels in, and teach the material to <I>that</I> intelligence." The problem is, when it comes to language and math skills (which show up on standardized test, of course), a couple of these intelligences are far more important to have than the rest. So, certainly someone can be brilliant, but not in the ways that can lead to top-notch facility with language and math. Why force them all there, all the time?<BR/><BR/>Thanks also, because you gave me a reason to discover your website and wonderful art work, and to see that you are an N.C. guy.School Master Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08698932512420895256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32281953.post-22541357105261924592008-07-03T19:54:00.000-05:002008-07-03T19:54:00.000-05:00Bravo! The article and your post are long overdue...Bravo! The article and your post are long overdue. The complete ignoring of blatant facts is almost always the bone-wearying mark of some kind of social fanaticism. I've been involved in adult education during various parts of my career, and I noticed the same things playing out there, as well. Also, not everyone's intelligence is in the few categories we actually measure on standardized tests - something that also needs more widespread acknowledgment. I know brilliant people who would never have done well on an SAT.Steve Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628329561652344403noreply@blogger.com