week 5 assignment 1

• How are students smart in different ways?

Well there are many different types of intelligence, traditionally whoever aced a  hundred on the test or on the bee was considered smart. But today we know that there are many different types of intelligence, there is linguistic, logical mathematical, spatial, bodily kinesthetic, interpersonal, naturalistic. A child can be smart in one way yet not be as smart in another. That doesn’t mean that the child is not smart, on the other hand the child is smart in another aspect.

• How can teachers use multiple intelligence in a classroom?

We as teachers need to make sure that we incorporate the multiple intelligence in the classroom, and make sure that each child can achieve his best through his intelligence. So instead of using the traditional way of lectures, teachers should incorporate different skills so that they target all different intelligence. Teachers need to keep in mind that all these different skills aren’t replacing reading and writing, yet, they are giving the child a better understanding of the topic, so that he can write up an essay about it.