Are You Book Smart?

For so long, I have thought of someone as smart if they know alot of facts, and score well on math tests. But I learned very quickly that these are not the only areas which we can be tested and evaluated in. The idea of researching more information about multiple intelligences was very captivating and convincing of my time. I have studied this topic through a class called "Expressive Arts in the Elementary Classoom," and it clearly identifies children excelling in areas other than reading, writing, and arithmetic.

I found a particular blog called Lawasgna: Alternating Layers of thoughts, tricks, tips and other ingrediants to live and learn well in law and beyond. The writer's name is Anastasia Pryanikova. She seems to be very knowledgeable about the topic of multiple intelligneces, and very willing to share everything she knows with the rest of cyberspace. One of her posts was titled Kinesthetic Intelligence: Learning through Dance, and this caught my attention right away because one of my strengths in learning is by kinesthetically approaching a subject or topic.

I found an interesting link in this post to another blog entitled The brain dancer: How about a little movement in your mediation? Just a little? This was another blog post about stepping outside the social norms of teaching and viewing it as a challenge of how to reach students. It creates excitement in the classroom, and leaves an impression on students, and most likely impacts them more than a textbook or diagram could do. There is also an example of a dance that illustrates different regular and irregular verbs. This is a great idea and convenient resource for the classroom!

Both of these writers know alot about the topic they are discussing, and present in a way that is easy to follow, and they provide valid resources and links to their ideas. The information in the blogs is made up of facts, and some opinions. But there is nothing that is going to offend or speak out against anyone's thoughts or beliefs. In this changing world, everyone's new ideas are welcomed, and this is just one out of several that are available. After reading these blogs, I have to wonder, "Is there an end to creativity?"