If you could spend a day in my brain, I don't
think you would be surprised that musical, social and nature top my list.
While they may not be my entire intelligence package. They paint a fairly
accurate portrait of who I am and how I learn.
I
have great ease memorizing lyrics. So, having musical top my intelligences is a no brainer.
I can recall words to a song I haven't sung in decades. The
majority of Spanish words I know and comprehend are from songs I learned.
Social comes
in a close second. I learn best when working with others. My favorite
assignments have always been team exercises and reading stories or plays out
loud in a group. Nature rounds out the top three and helps
bring balance to my life. Whenever I go kayaking, looking at the simple beauty
of plants and animals surviving in a complex ecosystem always puts my mind in
the right frame to work out problems with work, school and my personal life.
Musical,
social and nature may not be the only ways I learn. However, if you want to get
the best out of me, they are a great place to start.
Unfortunately, I struggled with grades throughout primary and secondary schooling. Most of my classes from first through 12th grade were primarily taught using linguistic and logic styles of learning, my two lowest scoring intelligences. There was one exception that stands out and that was my sixth grade year. My teacher understood that we all learn in different ways and encouraged me to get involved with Olympics of the mind. We solved complex scientific problems while using music and acting. For the first and nearly only time during my pre-college days, science became very easy for me.
Unfortunately, I struggled with grades throughout primary and secondary schooling. Most of my classes from first through 12th grade were primarily taught using linguistic and logic styles of learning, my two lowest scoring intelligences. There was one exception that stands out and that was my sixth grade year. My teacher understood that we all learn in different ways and encouraged me to get involved with Olympics of the mind. We solved complex scientific problems while using music and acting. For the first and nearly only time during my pre-college days, science became very easy for me.
