Chapter 1 - MI

Chapter one began by explaining the eight different multiple intelligence (MI) theory. Most of the eight MI I already knew, but it was interesting learning about Gardner and how he began publicizing the eight intelligences. I learned that each person doesn’t have to be effective at all eight intelligences, yet we normally use all eight in our daily lives. If someone has an injury to a certain part of their brain, one of the eight MI can be affected while the others do not change. I also learned that there are smaller sub categories within each intelligence, and that while each intelligence is unique, they also work together. This chapter will impact my classroom because I have already put a lot of thought into how I can use all the types of intelligences in different ways, to reach different types of students, at the same time. It really helps that I have high scores in quite a few of the eight intelligences and can already relate to how most of the eight MI help my students learn.