The countries who do the best in international comparisons, whether it's Finland or Japan, Denmark or Singapore, do well because they have professional teachers who are respected, and they also have family and community which support learning.
Stories are the single most powerful tool in a leader's toolkit.
As history unfolds, as cultures evolve, of course the intelligences which they value change.
While I've worked on many topics and written many books, I have not abandoned my interest in multiple intelligences.
I am basically a supporter of Barack Obama - it is not easy to be a post-partisan president in a hyper-partisan era.
The biggest communities in which young people now reside are online communities.
