IP& T 301 week 4

Nichole and I talked about the reading. When talking about how to promote emotional intelligence, we talked about the importance of modeling and showing students how to appropriately express their emotions (I feel...when...). Also, giving them opportunities to practice and recognize the emotions of others. Nichole had a great idea of pointing out positive examples of emotional response that students in the class exhibit. Both of us really like Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence. We talked about how it allows you more flexibility when evaluating a child's intelligence. It's more specific and allows you to tap into students' interests more easily. Also, you can come up with more varied teaching strategies. With IQ tests, we both felt that they can be helpful. However, we feel they are just one of those "for your own information" type tests. They are very limited in what they test and do not allow you to see the intelligence of the student as a whole. We both felt that it would be unfair to use IQ tests to place students into various programs or groups.