"A Synthesizing Mind: A Memoir from the Creator of Multiple Intelligences Theory," by Howard Gardner. MIT Press, 258 pages. $39.95. "... I like to think of myself as a composer of a symphony in words, ...

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The theory of multiple intelligences, which turns 20 this year, remains popular even as skeptics question author Howard Gardner's claims. In 1983, when Howard Gardner published Frames of Mind, the ...

Teenage life in a wired age. By Jenna Wortham Three new books examine the search for balance in a wired world, especially for children growing up in the digital age. By Dwight Garner Profile of Prof ...