Multiple Intelligence Chapt 2

In this chapter, we all agreed that the most important parts were that we as teachers may be stronger in some area’s of intelligence, but we need to be at least adequate in all eight. The book states that everyone has the ability to become a master in each, unless there is a type of brain damage. To get better at each, this chapter suggests that you ask a colleague or even a student. This would be another way for the teacher to get the students involved. This chapter stresses that it is important to know your own personal intelligence before trying to teach. It is also even more important to know how well your students are in each type of intelligence to teach in a way they will learn the best, or help them learn in other ways. Helping your students with an intelligence that they lack in will help them become better learners. Another large part to this chapter is explaining what crystallizing and paralyzing experiences are. Crystallizing experiences are ones of which the people in our lives, the places we live and the access we have to resources affects our lives and our intelligence in a positive way. A paralyzing experience is the exact opposite. This is when all of these factors have a negative influence on our lives and intelligence.
One thing that we all noticed was that once we know which way we like to learn, we need to make sure that we do not depend on that learning style because there will be many students who don’t feel comfortable learning in that way. Another thing that we found was important was to promote and encourage students. A paralyzing experience can damage the way a student learns for the rest of their lives.