Chapter Four: Teaching Students About MI Theory

Chapter four of Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom gives an inside view to teachers about how they can teach the MI theory to students. Children will attain more knowledge if they themselves understand how their minds work. When explaining the MI theory, the teacher should keep the lesson short and simple. If it is too confusing, the students will get lost. The best way to show students how they learn is to connect the lesson to their personal lives and experiences. The teacher can even give the students examples of lessons created to target a specific intelligence or learning style. I found this highly beneficial to me because when I was a student, I would have loved for my teacher to ask me how I liked best to learn. When I become a teacher, I will be able to teach my students about the MI theory. Once I teach the students about the theory and once they understand it, I will not be the only one who is aware of my students' learning styles; they will discover their own learning style as well. The students will understand what exactly it is that they need to work on (different learning styles, etc.) and what strengths that they can further improve with my assistance and guidance.