According to Howard Gardner there are nine intelligences or ways in which people learn. The common way of teaching in schools is through what Gardner calls the logical-mathematical way. While this method should be used when teaching, it only addresses how a select few children learn. Therefore Howard Gardner promoted the understanding and use in teaching of all the ways in which people learn. Gardner has created eight intelligences and is currently still studying the ninth intelligence. According to Howard Gardner's theory we must embrace each child's individuality in how they learn. He believes that if we learn to better meet the needs of individual children in the classroom, children will do better in school. Instead of casting every child into the same mold, the theory of multiple intelligences states that there are nine intelligences that each child possesses with varying degrees of strength. All intelligence is a way in which people learn. This shows how every child learns differently. For example, some children may learn better using numbers and logic, other children may learn b...