It’s really surprising to know that the first term is almost over and that leaves me with a limited amount of time to get to know my classmates better. Although we’re all adults in our class, it’s amazing to see that we’re all like young children bursting with unlimited energy, creativity, and intelligence.
The theory of multiple intelligences suggests that there are many ways in which we synthesize or digest information, according to the educational theorist, Howard Gardner. He proposed that each person has a unique blend of these intelligences as he or she learns. The number of intelligences in the list ranges from seven to more than 10. (from the book, “Children’s Ministry in the 21st Century” by Craig Jutila, Jim Wideman and Pat Verbal)
That leaves me to think that I truly have my own way of learning things or digesting information, which I may similarly share with another person or group of persons in my class.
You may wonder now what the multiple intelligences are. So, here’s the list and have an enjoyable time figuring out which ones you belong to.
Word Smart: (I believe all creative communications students fall under this category). People who have verbal/linguistic intelligence choose to use language in all of its forms to learn. Anyone who is in this category, enjoy expressing themselves through written or spoken words. Also, learning a new language would not be that all difficult.
Logic Smart: If you have ever idolized Albert Einstein who developed the equation E=mc2, and have considered yourself to be a ‘little Einstein’ when you were younger (minus the unruly hair), then you are like the other people in this category who specialize in logical/mathematical processing. Children in this category lean on mathematical problem solving, logic, and scientific investigations.
Music Smart: “La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!” If you can sing this from middle C to high C, then you prefer musical/rhythmic processing. Individuals in this category are inclined to recognizing rhythms, tones, and musical patterns as well as composing them.
Body Smart: If dramas, sports, creating objects, and dance appeal to you, then you are a body smart. People like you choose bodily or kinaesthetic learning wherein you get your whole body into the learning process through these different forms.
Picture Smart: Have you ever done any of those abstract tests before wherein you’re asked to determine the next object or pattern (for example) in a given series? People who have this ability have spatial/visual intelligence to see things in three dimensions and patterns easily. Anyone who has interpersonal abilities prefers to see things from the point of view of other’s intentions, motivations, and desires.
People Smart: If you are an intrapersonal processor who has a keener awareness of yourself, then you use that understanding to learn about the beautiful world around you.
Nature Smart: The naturalist comfortably and readily relates to living things and the systems of which he or she is a part.
So, do you know which type of learner you are or which intelligence you have? It’s very possible that you will identify yourself with several of these intelligences. Over the course of time, you will be able to learn more about yourself and will be surprised to discover new intelligences that may arise.
Teachers in general try to identify the intelligences that are being used. If children are writing interesting journals, teachers will engage them with verbal/linguistic. When kids are acting or role-playing, they will be involved with kinaesthetic.
Start rediscovering yourself and see which intelligence applies to you.
Smart post!
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