ABSTRACT:
It seems that everyone touched along most of the same points. We see that there is a ninth intelligence being explored, and that this Existential Intelligence is the ability to contemplate the deep thought-provoking questions about life such as spirituality, how did we get here, why are we here, and what does it all mean. We also read this intelligence has must, but not all of the criteria that includes being an intelligence. We all seemed to understand that Garner takes this intelligence seriously because all cultures have some for of a belief system. We all seemed to understand that there are multiple ways to incorporate this intelligence into the classroom. A history teacher can give a lesson on the Greek and Roman cultures and teach about how they were Polytheistic, and discuss how a belief system with multiple gods might effect the way they lived in comparison to a culture believing in one god. This same teacher later in the year can talk about how the Catholic Church lead Crusades into Jerusalem to secure land that they felt was theirs due to their religious back ground. A math teacher can use the Existential Intelligence to help his student's study Greek philosophers, and teach how their deep contemplation on mathematics and how the world works has developed some of the important formulas we use today (Pythagorean Theorem). A science teacher could use this intelligence by talking about Isaac Newton and how his study of the solar system and the ration of planets drove him to actually invent and entirely new type of math (calculus) because algebra was not nearly sophisticated or accurate enough for him to make the calculations he needed to map pathways.
REFLECTION:
Our reflections were very interesting because they were all very different. Some of us enjoyed the chapter because we consider ourselves to be spiritual and religious, others enjoyed it for the other side, because they often find themselves contemplating life's deep questions. Some of us were hearing about Existential Intelligence for the first time, and others were getting a deeper look into something they already knew. We all seemed to agree that this intelligence should not be tossed aside, but a few of us felt that incorporating this intelligence into the classroom could be dangerous and might infringe on putting religion into the classroom. Others felt that this was a great intelligence for the classroom and intend to use it. I feel that if bias is kept aside, there becomes a definite line between teaching and preaching. As long as the Existential Intelligence is used in the ways we listed in our abstract then there should be no worry of infringing upon student rights.
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The ninth intelligence website was very useful. I really liked the number of sources it has at the bottom. If you ever wanted a book on the ninth intelligence or anything pertaining to it, there are plenty of resources down at the bottom for you too look at. The information that the website provides is also very informative and explains the existential intelligence very well.
I really liked your first link in your blog because if you scroll down to the bottom of the page, you are given helpful links. I really like that the site cited their sources on the page because the citations gives us a lot of sources on the multiple intelligences. I also really liked the links on the site that sent us to different articles.
This abstract really brought a lot of examples. The link to the ninth intelligences offered good webquest examples, as well as many other good resources. There was also a variety of topics such as a model of Kingdomality.
This posting was full of good information and examples that help teachers not cross into the gray area of separation of church and state. The first resource provided some really great webquests that help students tap into their "ninth intelligence". A really good one was the Kindomality, where the students learn about the different class systems and find out where they would belong.
The second resource, even though it was posted already, provides the reader with some really rich resources for teachers. Using the information in the How Does Technology Complement the M.I. Approach I can learn to use different technologies in the classroom.
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