Chapter 7: MI and the Classroom Environment

Chapter seven of Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom really appealed to me – I took a Human Behavior course in high school that really did a lot to clue me into the effects of a student’s immediate environment on learning, understanding, and demonstrating knowledge. The list of questions is really helpful – if the needs that applied to me were not met in a classroom, I would have a lot of difficulty concentration, and I certainly understand that other people would be just as concerned about other issues. The grid of topic-specific and open-ended for centers addressing intelligences seem like a really great idea, but in a small classroom the temporary centers may be difficult to pull off. I’d definitely run through the checklist before opening my classroom for business!