What does it mean to be intelligent? | Alice Macedo | TEDxEscola Concept Ribeirão Preto

A Grade 8 student at Escola Concept Ribeirão Preto reflects on a personal experience with struggling in math and asks whether that means a person is not intelligent. The talk questions how intelligence is defined and why academic grades often receive more recognition than creativity, artistic expression and other talents. Drawing on Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, the talk looks at how schools and society can better recognize different abilities and how education can prepare people for life beyond the classroom. It was given at a TEDx event organized independently by a local community.

• Personal experience with struggling in math as a starting point
• Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences
• Why grades often outweigh creativity and artistic talent
• How schools can better recognize different abilities

Does struggling with math mean you are not intelligent? In this talk, the speaker reflects on a personal experience that sparked a deeper question about how we define intelligence and why academic grades often receive more recognition than creativity, artistic expression, and other talents. Drawing on Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, the talk challenges traditional ideas of academic success and explores how schools and society can better recognize different abilities. It invites us to rethink what it truly means to be intelligent and how education can prepare us for life beyond the classroom. Grade 8 student at Escola Concept Ribeirão Preto This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx