Tag Archives: developmental psychology

Multiple Intelligences and Human Development

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Thomas Armstrong

Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences (MI theory) has revolutionized the field of education.  But it also has important implications for developmental psychology.  Gardner’s theory says that there are at least eight different intelligences:  linguistic (word smart), logical-mathematical (numbers and … Continue reading →

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The Best Schools Are Not Test Factories but Places for Developing Whole Human Beings

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Thomas Armstrong

I’ve written a book for educators called The Best Schools:  How Human Development Research Should Inform Educational Practice (publisher:  The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, December, 2006).  In this book I suggest that our educational climate has become totally … Continue reading →

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Milton Bradley and “The Checkered Game of Life”

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Thomas Armstrong

We’ve all played games produced by the Milton Bradley Company:  Battleship, Candyland, Jenga, Twister, Yahtzee, and many more.  But did you know that the first board game created by Milton Bradley himself back in 1860, was based on the stages of life?  … Continue reading →

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Basil & Spice Features Interview with Thomas Armstrong, Author of The Human Odyssey

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Thomas Armstrong

Interview With Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D.–Author of The Human Odyssey by Kelly Jad’on (originally published on Basil & Spice blog, December 7, 2007).   The author of 13 books, Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D., has spent his life writing and speaking about human development, … Continue reading →

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The Stages of Life According to The Talmud

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Thomas Armstrong

At five years old a person should study the Scriptures at ten years for the Mishnah, at thirteen for the commandments, at fifteen for the Talmud, at eighteen for the bridechamber,  at twenty for one’s life pursuit, at thirty for … Continue reading →

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