Ch. 8: MI Theory an Classroom Management

In this chapter, Armstrong emphasized the ways to keep a classroom in order and gain attention. I feel as if some of his suggestions were made for elementary aged students like shutting off the lights to get the class to be quiet or even putting your finger to your mouth. MI can be used to keep order, make transitions easier, form groups, and communicate classroom rules. We can bend some of Armstrong’s suggestions to work for the level we wish to teach as well. There is always room for flexibility in MI. It is important that throughout the year we work with all the different intelligences because teaching and learning is a very valuable tool to take in and learn how to manipulate. I liked the thought of focusing on one student for the day to get used to his/her learning styles. This theory also accommodates to those students with behavioral issues.