In chapter two I learned a lot about my intelligences and where they probably came from. I also learned what resources are available to me as an educator who is very interpersonal, but not very spatial. I found out through the Multiple Intelligences test that we took in class that I am very interpersonal and musical. According to this chapter there are many activators and deactivators of intelligences, and after reading this I was able to see when my intelligences developed. All my life I’ve been around people, because we were always at family gatherings, or other gathers. Also, my very first job was as a sales associate, which required me to interact with people on a daily basis. I believe my musical intelligence came from growing up around music, and from performing. As I mentioned above I am not very spatial, I can not draw for the life of me, but this chapter taught me about resources that are available to me as an educator. This chapter put in perspective how my intelligences and strengths will affect my classroom. As an educator it will be up to me to be aware of my intelligences and strengths, and how they might play out in the way I teach. I will have to be careful of that and make sure that I’m not only catering to my intelligences, but also my students’ intelligences. Lastly, it is important that I seek out help and other resources if there is a particular intelligence that I do not know how to develop or use in my classroom.
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