Kim,+Michelle

=Multiple Intelligence Classwork=

Contrary to the modern-day definition of school, school is a place where students with different types of intelligence gather together to develop themselves and each other. Thus, the courses in the school should consist of a variety of activities and classroom assignments that can help students thrive with their own talents, rather than having to force themselves to attempt to thrive in areas that do not belong to their personal talents. The activities in the classroom should always look towards being more general for the students to be as creative as possible in ways that vary from one another. The concept, goal, or objective of the activity should be given by the teacher, yet the teacher should make the shape or structure of the activity completely open. Hence, students who may have linguistic talents could utilize their writing or reading skills, such as writing an essay, newsletter, etc., whereas students who may have artistic skills could utilize their drawing ability, such as taking photos, drawing pictures, etc. On the other hand, the classroom assignments should mostly consist of group work, where each member of the group can take different roles in the overall work, incorporating their own talents. Lastly, the graduation requirements should focus on whether a student truly discovered their individual intelligence and achieved a high level of development for their own intelligence. Thus, rather than having to thrive in areas students do not feel attracted to, each student will be required to find their own interest in thrive in their own area. Nonetheless, since it is always beneficial to be aware of a variety of areas of the society, students will also be required to reach a certain grade in the other classes that they are not so strong in. (For example, at least a grade of B or C in classes other than the classes a student excels in). As mentioned before, school is a place filled with a variety of students from different backgrounds that obviously possess different types of intelligence from one another. Rather than attempting to unify the students into becoming talented in two specific areas (linguistic and numerical), as numerous modern-day schools do, it will be much more beneficial to allow the students to excel in areas they feel comfortable with by setting high expectations, yet asking them to maintain a certain grade in classes other than the classes they are most attracted to, for the purpose of having a minimum amount of a variety of perspectives for the students.