MI Theory and Personal Development
I think sometimes we take for granted that students may come
from the same equal opportunity background that we did, forgetting that they
may not have had the recourses available to them to develop one or more of
their intelligences to a sufficient level. For students that are interested in
becoming involved with a new activity that might develop one of their
intelligences, it is important not to make fun of them or demine them as they
may give up on the activity and lose the opportunity to learn. Like the book
mentioned, a student may have lost the ability to delve into their artistic
ability when a teacher poked fun at them for their drawing in front of the
entire class. While I think it is ok to have fun with students, it is important
to read the student first, and make sure doing something of that nature will
not leave a permanent mark on them. Gardner suggests that no test can
accurately dertermine the nature or quality of a person’s intelligences. I agree
with this statement because, when it came to me, I was a great student who got
A’s in class and worked hard but did very average on the SATs. Even though I a
math major and get nearly all A’s in my math classes, I did average on the math
section on the SATs. That is why I think projects are an important part of
teaching students because it allows them to learn in the way that is most
useful to them without sitting down and needed to take a test for an hour and a
half to determine competency in the subject.
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