Multiple Intelligences Chapter 4

Chapter four of Multiple Intelligences goes even deeper down the rabbit hole of giving practical instructions on how to implement MI theory. It offers what appear to be a variety of “getting to know each other” activities, each geared toward getting to an understanding of what each student’s aptitudes are. From this chapter, I feel I learned a bit more about what the goal of MI theory actually is. I had been approaching this as though it were a theory about how the brain works, and how to apply that knowledge to teaching; I now feel that it is not. The purpose it does serve, however, is the purpose of getting us to understand how some students feel unintelligent and therefore worthless, and how we might help them to realize that they are just as intelligent as the people around them. By supporting students in this way, I feel like these students will have more success in school.