Chapter 13: Other Applications of MI Theory

Multiple Intelligence Theory is relevant not only in the classroom, but in all aspects of life. People of all intelligences can use computers, which are becoming a bigger and bigger part of our culture. Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Google Earth, and Garage Band are all programs that work very well with different intelligences. Cultural Diversity also naturally incorporates the Multiple Intelligences. Different cultures value different intelligences, such as navigation, song, dance, and written word. But all cultures use all eight intelligences. What children want to “grow up to be” relies heavily on their favored intelligences and will likely lead to a career in a field that requires participants to be very strong in their intelligence. This means that I will need to tie intelligences into things other than the classroom, and help students to see that this isn’t just a way of learning English, but a way of leanring throughout life.