Ch. 7: MI Theory and the Classroom Environment

What is a classroom? Does it have to be a room with four walls and seats in rows? Does it have to be a teacher standing in the front or students reading for a textbook? The answer is NO, a classroom is whatever you want to make it. A classroom should be a happy, warm, welcoming environment. According to Armstrong, if we include the 8 intelligences into our classroom environment the day will go by more smoothly. We have to think about the 8 intelligences as questions for the class. How is the day sequenced? Is the furniture arranged properly? Do we have windows t look out? How is the atmosphere? I really liked the quadrant idea, but I don’t know how feasible it would be in a high school classroom because it seems “too” childish. With quadrants, I don’t know if a lesson could go be thoroughly taught. After all, we only have 90 minutes to teach in a day. Over all, Armstrong should some great ways to spread intelligences in the classroom.