Bloom and Gardner

Evaluating Major Learning Theorists Two major theories of learning have had an important impact on how I approach my teaching and how I learn. Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theory and Benjamin Bloom’s Taxonomy of Ed Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theory and Bloom’s Taxonomy aren’t entirely different. They share many of the same principles. In Gardner’s theory,…

Cicero and the Roman Ideal of Governorship

Governing the province of Cilicia from 51–50 BC, Cicero offers an example of what appears to be the idealistic Roman view of governorship. Cicero’s task was significant, especially against a looming war with the Parthians. Still, Cicero is perhaps the model Roman governor. One can only hope that subsequent governors learned from his example. Throughout…