MI Chapter One

My favorite part of this whole chapter was what was said about all the eight intelligences working together, even though one or two might be more prominent than the others. All students have their strengths, and an intelligence that no doubt they feel most comfortable with and that shines brighter than the rest, but they have the ability to use their other intelligences. I also loved what the author said about how these intelligences aren’t necessarily expressed through standardized tests. Something that I really want to talk about in my classroom, is that multiple intelligences are important and it’s important to know how you learn, so students can apply their intelligence to their learning and have control of their learning, because of the multiple intelligence that’s most prevalent to them.

I also really liked what the author said about each intelligence having a “developmental trajectory”, which means that for each intelligence, there is a certain development for each intelligence based on age. Some intelligences are much more prominent at a younger age, and some don’t become more prominent until later in life. So, even if some students feel as though they don’t fit into a certain intelligence, that intelligence may develop more and become more prominent as the student grows older.

One of the most important things that I took away from this chapter, is that student’s intelligence is important and each student will develop their intelligence at a different time and express it a different way. Either way, it’s important to incorporate those intelligences into the classroom and help students gain from their intelligence.