MI Chapter 3

Children's intelligence is very fluid and each child is born with the capability to possess all of the intelligences. The chapter went into depth about how to better understand the students intelligences and how to identify them. I think the checklist is a good way for teachers to identify which students have which preferred intelligence style. Another way to identify learning styles is to have students complete an activity like we did in class or to learn about the MI theory.
As a CA we are required to keep a sociogram. It is a notebook filled with everything we know about our residents. The author says that one way to try and identify intelligences is to keep a journal like a sociogram. I think it would be effective in monitoring student intelligence and also monitoring behaviors. In my sociogram I write down the residents likes, dislikes, who they are dating, how often I see them and what their personality is like. This allows me to recognize changes in residents and respond to them. As a teacher I think this is important to make sure that students are in the proper state of mind to learn and they are getting learning that suits their needs. Using something like a sociogram would allow me to better understand changes in behavior and being to identify learning styles and intelligences.  
    The best way to identify a learning style and intelligence is to talk to the student. Students know if they love music or love being around people. Student driven instruction, I believe, is the best way to involve students in the learning process.


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