The Learning Child

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A COLLECTIVE TERM FOR THE POTENTIAL OR ABILITIES OF A PERSON

What is the term intelligence?

Myths

1. School is the main place to

learn

2. Same as logical

thinking3. It is mainly

inherited

Intelligence

4. There is only 1 form of intelligence

5. That intelligence is fixed at birth

6. That we all learn best in the same way

GARDENER’S THEORY

LINGUISTIC

LOGICAL OR MATHEMATIC

AL

VISUAL OR SPACIAL

MUSICAL

BODILY-KINESTHETICINTERPERSONA

L/SOCIAL

INTRAPERSONAL/ INTUITIVE

NATURALIST

EXISTENTIAL

INTELLIGENCE

LinguisticSKILL: TO SPEAK

IN PUBLIC

CAREER: ORATOR

SKILL: TO WRITE CREATIVE

CAREER: NOVELIST/POE

T

Gardener’s theory

LOGICAL/ MATHEMATICALSKILL: TO REASON LOGICALLY

CAREER: MATHEMATICIAN

SKILL: WORK WITH NUMBERSCAREER: ACCOUNTANT

GARDENERS THEORY

VISUAL -SPATIAL

SKILL: TO DESIGN

CAREER: ARCHITECTS

Gardeners theory

MUSICALSKILL: TO WRITE MUSIC, SINGING, PLAYING INSTRUMENTS

CAREER: COMPOSER, PERFORMERS

GARDENERS THEORY

BODILY-KINESTHETIC SKILL: TO DANCE, ABLE TO USE YOUR HANDS AND BODY

CAREER: DANCERS, ACTORS, ATHLETES

GARDENER’S THEORY

INTERPERSONAL OR SOCIAL SKILL: ABILITY TO RELATE TO SOMEBODY/ TEACHCAREER: TEACHER, POLITICIANS, COUNSELORS

GARDENER’S THEORY

INTRAPERSONAL (INTUITIVE)SKILL: TO WRITE CREATIVELY, ABILITY TO ACCESS INNER FEELINGS

CAREER: NOVELIST, COUNSELLORS

GARDERNERS THEORY

EXISTENTIAL SKILL: WHAT SOME PEOPLE CALL SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE, PREACHCAREER: PASTOR

GARDENERS THEORY

NATURALIST SKILL: EXPLORE NATURE, SEE PATERNS IN NATURECAREER: GARDENER’S, FARMERS, ZOOLOGISTS

GARDENER’S THEORY

LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE: READING, WRITING, SPEAKINGLOGICAL/ MATHEMATICAL INTELLIGENCE: ABILITY TO REASON

SCHOOL SYSTEM FOCUSES ON:

Talent is very much based on a built in series of aptitudes.Different aptitudes help people excel in different ways. PEOPLE ARE BORN WITH, OR DEVELOP

EARLY IN LIFE, A UNIQUE PATTERN OF PERSONALITY, TEMPERAMENT AND BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS THAT TOGETHER PLAY A BIG PART IN WHAT AND WHO WE BECOME.

TALENT

3 TYPES OF TALENTS

Explains why a person does something, why they are motivated to just go a bit further. Achiever: strong internal driveStamina: Capacity for physical enduranceCompetence: Drive for expertise, masteryMission: drive to put beliefs into actionBelief: strong achievement values

WHY? STRIVING TALENTS:

Explains how a person thinks. How they weigh up alternatives, how they come to a decision.Focus: Able to set goals and achieve themDiscipline: Need to impose structureGestalt: Need to see order and structureNumerical: A love for numbersBusiness Thinking: Financial talent

how? Thinking talents

Explains who the person is, who they trust, who they build a relationship with, who they confront, and who they ignore.

Empathy: Ability to identify with othersTeam person: ability to relate to other peopleInterpersonal: good ‘ mixing’ skillsRelator: need to build bonds with peopleStimulator: ability to create enthusiasm.

Who? Relating talent

VISUAL LEARNERS: Learn through pictures, diagrams, and written words AUDITIVE LEARNERS:Learn by listening HAPTIC LEARNERS: KinaestheticTactile learners, they learn through touch and movement GROUP-ORIENTATED LEARNERSLearn by interacting with others

Catering for individual learning styles

LEFT SIDE RIGHT SIDE

• WORDS• LOGIC• NUMBERS• MATHEMATICS• SEQUENCE

• RHYME• RHYTHM• MUSIC• PICTURES• IMAGINATION

THE BRAIN

CORPUS CALLOSUM LINKS BOTH SIDES

MUSCLE MEMORY- STORES INFORMATION CONTROLS BALANCE MAIN CENTRES OF THE BRAIN ARE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER

BRAIN NETWORK IS SURROUNDED BY 900 BILLION ‘GLIAL’ CELLS.-THESE CELLS ARE IMPORTANT.

EACH 100 BILLION ACTIVE NEURONS STORES INFO ON ITS THOUSANDS OF DENDRITES, LIKE BRANCHES.

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