My reflection on Lecture 3: "Multiple Intelligences: Understanding and Applying with Your Students"

 My reflection on Lecture 3: "Multiple Intelligences: Understanding and Applying with Your Students"

Hello everyone,

I hope you are doing great!

Today I'm going to try something different from last time. Thanks to you, I've realized that being a blogger shouldn’t be so boring and dry (shoutout to my two previous posts for that), and I probably should have trusted my gut when I first started posting. So, this one goes out to my fellow classmates, you're doing amazing sweeties !!!!

Today’s lecture is on a topic we’ve already covered in other subjects but one that still holds interest for many of us (as it should): Multiple Intelligences 

As we all know, multiple intelligences is a theory by Howard Gardner, in which he suggests that intelligence isn't a single, uniform ability, but a range of different types, each significant in its own way. According to him, there are 9 intelligences: linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic, and existential. This theory implies that people have unique learning styles aligned with their dominant intelligences. 

It truly amazes me how our brain decides to grasp information in some ways and decline it in others. However, personally speaking, I understand. Being a student has made me realize that it is really difficult to learn a large amount of new information over a short period of time. Each of us has struggled in our own different ways, but hey, here we are! That means we’ve learned a thing or two about ourselves. Each of us has discovered his or her own way of absorbing new information, whether by taking notes, reading out loud, watching explanatory videos on YouTube about the topic, running around the house, or even dancing while learning. And according to Gardner, once we have found our unique learning style, we have also come to know our dominant intelligences. Finding your strength and then using it to your advantage, to me, is a superpower!

Because of our unique learning styles and how different they are from one another, it is often difficult to learn in environments with large groups of people, such as classrooms or auditoriums. Not only is it difficult for students to remain focused and try to learn new information in their own ways, but it is also challenging for teachers to keep up with every student’s needs. But every student needs to be heard and cared about, right? That's why we, as new teachers, need to come up with new ideas and suggestions, considering the many opportunities technology has offered us. Just as Professor Daniela and other professors before her have done, we should also try to find out our students' intelligences by providing them with Multiple Intelligences tests, and then try to include as many activities related to their dominant intelligences in our next class. Will it be difficult at first? Yes. But will it also be effective and fun? Absolutely YES!

To conclude, I think it is very important for each student to discover who they really are, what fields they thrive in, and where they excel. After all, being bad in one area doesn’t mean you won’t find yourself excelling in another. It's all about self-discovery, and we, as teachers, should emphasize how vital it is

Until the next post,

toodles!