They are organized, alert, and capable. Some students slump low in their chairs, hoping to survive but feeling defeated. Some children have many friends. They respect others and cooperate. Other students do not.
Some children have a vast knowledge of the world.
They have traveled and have benefited from extensive interaction with adults. Other children have only seen the world through the television set. In 1991, we reformatted our goal setting to reflect Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, a system that suggests all humans can be intelligent in as many as seven ways. The child who excelled at drawing was now valued as demonstrating Visual-Spatial Intelligence. The child who made friends easily and worked well in groups became respected for her Interpersonal Intelligence.