stupidity reframed

R: you know. I used to think that stupidity was an isolated phenomenon. I think part of growing up is realizing that it's pervasive, if not ubiquitous.
M: ha. but, what happened to the idea that everyone can be smart in some way?
R: it's a myth.
M: a guy at harvard, howard gardner, said there is not just math-logic and language frame of minds. [he wrote the book frames of mind: the theory of multiple intelligences. as well as a few others on the subject.] he claimed that there are at least 8 different kinds of intelligence.
R: just because there are multiple ways to be smart, doesn't mean that everyone has to be smart in at least one way. it means you can be dumb in 8 different ways too.