Reflection Journal Entry #7: Multiple Intelligences

According to Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, I am a mixture of a bodily-kinesthetic and interpersonal learner. I feel as though my categorization of being a mixture of these types of intelligences wouldn't really affect my teaching in any sort of way. I think I would do my best to accomodate all my students, because each child has a different style of learning. Therefore, I would try to incorporate each type of intelligence into my lessons, projects, assigments, etc. Since I will be teaching second graders, I think the bodily-kinesthetic intelligence is present in many younger children. They are always active and wanting to move around, that interaction is needed in order for them to stay focused and entertained. Also, as having an interpersonal intelligence I think it would be easier for me to communicate with my students and even their parents. I would also create many opportunities for the students to talk and contribute to class discussions or activities. Overall, however, I don't think the type of intelligence I have will affect my student's learning or the way that I teach. Rather, because I know all these different types of intelligences I can try to incorporate different ways of learning into my lessons.