This chapter was very explanatory about the fact that
everyone has their own specific strengths and weaknesses. Some people may have
a relatively low level of intelligence in all of the eight intelligences, or be
advanced in all of the intelligences; more likely than not, most people fall
somewhere in between. Howard Gardner understood that some people have
intelligences that are working at higher levels than others—a great example
being Savants. Savants are individuals who are highly developed in one
intelligence, although are lacking in most others. Most of these intelligences
were discussed in our first class when we made our pie chart and line graph
about our responses to the scenarios on the worksheet. It was made very clear
that in the classroom there will be a very wide assortment of students with a
wide assortment of intelligences. That is why I will make sure my lessons are
inclusive to all the students in the class who may be more developed in one
intelligence than another. For example, I probably would have done better in
some of my classes if the bodily-kinesthetic intelligence was integrated into
the lessons, or we would have been able to use our interpersonal intelligence
more. These were the two intelligences that I seemed to be most developed in.
This also, however, can be a good way to improve students’ intelligences.
Gardner suggests that no intelligence exists by itself, and intelligences are
always interacting with each other. By making lessons and activities that
integrate multiple intelligences, I can meet the needs of all students as well
as help them develop other intelligences that they may be lacking in.
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