Seven Times SmarterBy: Laurel Schmidt What Is Smart? There's evidence of so much more than "reading, writing, and 'rithmetic" in every child at least seven distinct intelligences, according to the theory of multiple intelligences, developed by Harvard's Dr. Howard Gardner. In Seven Times Smarter, veteran educator Laurel Schmidt offers a parent friendly explanation of this theory and of the ways that kids are simply put word smart, picture smart, music smart, body smart,