Synthesis-
The class agreed that it is worth thinking about incorporating Howard Gardner’s ninth intelligence into their lessons whether or not it has been made officially. Many of us thought that it would not be long before it was added to the list of intelligences and were willing to accept it as such. The class thought that it would be fairly easy to incorporate into classes because its nature involves looking for deeper meaning which is what teachers should be asking their students to do. Many of us linked it to science because so many scientists have been inspired by life questions in their research and experiments. There were also connections made to history and literature because both of those subjects deal with why things happen.
Abstract-
The last chapter of the MI book is about a possible ninth intelligence. It is called the existential intelligence and it deals with the big philosophical questions that all humans ask. This intelligence is often controversial though because many cultures answer these big life questions with religious beliefs. However, this intelligence isn’t about being extremely religious but rather about looking for meaning in life, looking for similarities in beliefs between cultures, and in the capability to see the big picture. It does meet many of Gardner’s criteria for being an intelligence but there has yet to be enough evidence to support this idea.
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I really enjoyed what you had to say about the chapter! I think you did a great job of summarizing the main points. I found your links to be really informative, the second link I really liked because there was so much information. But on the first link if you go to the bottom of the page and clip tips- it gives you a list of tips on how to teach and deal with the multiple intelligences! How cool!
ReplyDeleteI liked the relation of the existential intelligence meaning with what we as teachers should be asking our students. Gives the new possible intelligence a stronger case to be inducted.
ReplyDeleteThis was a very good summary of the chapter. It really laid out just what this chapter was about. Your links were also very good and informative. I wonder whether or not existentialism will become the ninth intelligence? If so, when?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback. I really liked the links too. =P I do wonder if we will include this intelligence in the near future. The cultural evidence is really interesting. I liked that most of the class seemed to respond pretty positively to the idea of incorporating this. We are so willing to adapt!
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