We are all talented in our unique ways. You agree?
These are the different areas of intelligences we can developed to certain degree:
Logical-mathematical intelligence consists of the capacity to analyze problems logically, carry out mathematical operations, and investigate issues scientifically. In Howard Gardner's words, it entails the ability to detect patterns, reason deductively and think logically. This intelligence is most often associated with scientific and mathematical thinking.
Spatial intelligence involves the potential to recognize and use the patterns of wide space and more confined areas.
See how serious the students are, as they engross in figuring out the different process in threading & patterning, while developing their fine motor skills & eyes-hand co-ordination.
Musical intelligence involves skill in the performance, composition, and appreciation of musical patterns. It encompasses the capacity to recognize and compose musical pitches, tones, and rhythms. According to Howard Gardner musical intelligence runs in an almost structural parallel to linguistic intelligence.
Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence entails the potential of using one's whole body or parts of the body to solve problems. It is the ability to use mental abilities to coordinate bodily movements. Howard Gardner sees mental and physical activity as related.
Naturalist Intelligence refers to natural tendency to classify and discriminate among elements in a complex system; interest in nature and natural phenomena; pattern recognition and ability to categorize and recognize individual examples as belonging to a group; can map and chart relationships. Skills and Careers: Biologist; geneticist; veterinarian, farmer, rancher; lab sciences, naturalist; botanist.
Balancing their bodies at outdoor play with different obstacles, following the dance steps with instructions from educator during music and movement, checking out plants & insects for observation during nature walk are some of the daily activities in scaffolding their learning curves.
Interpersonal intelligence is concerned with the capacity to understand the intentions, motivations and desires of other people. It allows people to work effectively with others. Educators, salespeople, religious and political leaders and counsellors all need a well-developed interpersonal intelligence.
Intrapersonal intelligence entails the capacity to understand oneself, to appreciate one's feelings, fears and motivations. In Howard Gardner's view it involves having an effective working model of ourselves, and to be able to use such information to regulate our lives.
Social interaction with peers are essential for emotional growth & development.
Spiritual Intelligence Gravitates toward religion, theology, mysticism and the transcendent. Concern with cosmic issues, supernatural, meaning of life's event; spends time in altered states such as meditation, self-hypnosis, and prayer; and connects with others in non-ordinary ways that may help and heal the other. Skills and Careers: Monastic lifestyles; minister; mediator, alternative medicine, yoga and martial arts teachers,
Existential Intelligence Concern with ultimate issues; continuity of spirit between lifetimes; sense of relationship with beings of other planes and the cosmos. Skills and Careers: Examples include spiritual masters such as Gandhi, Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama
So which areas of intelligences will you be planning to assist your child to develop further?
Referencing from: http://www.infed.org/thinkers/gardner.htm , http://www.lifecircles-inc.com/Learningtheories/Gardner.html
