Children, by the time they get to school, have already
developed some of their intelligences—some much more developed than others. It
is very important to integrate all of the intelligences into a lesson so each
and every student can feel included and will get something more out of it. I
know personally, if there was a lesson that had to do with music I would not be
as engaged as if it had to do with athletics. As a teacher, I need to find a
way to incorporate both of those, as well as the rest, into each lesson. I like
the point that Armstrong made in the book that read, “Students are
metaphorically saying through their misbehaviors, ‘This is how I learn,
teacher, and if you don’t teach me in the way that I most naturally learn,
guess what? I’m going to do it anyway!’” Perhaps we shouldn’t always get so
upset at the student whose best intelligence is athletics and is acting up when
the lesson is on music. Having read this I developed a strategy for best being
able to meet every student’s need: on the first day of class I will have every
student fill out a bio form. This bio form will include the students’ interests
as well as their hobbies. They should also include what they are not interested
in, and some concepts that they would like to see answered in the course.
Through examining their responses I should be able to develop lessons that are
useful and productive for every student.
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