Multiple Intelligences

Teaching-learning experience can be much sweeter when we are conscious about different intelligences that each person has. understanding this fact lead us to be more respectful about individual's differences and accompany them to cultivate their inner capabilities. 

Below are definitions for each intelligence cited from "Great Performances" site:

HOWARD GARDNER'S NINE MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES: 1. Linguistic Intelligence: the capacity to use language to express what's on your mind and to understand other people. Any kind of writer, orator, speaker, lawyer, or other person for whom language is an important stock in trade has great linguistic intelligence. 2. Logical/Mathematical Intelligence: the capacity to understand the underlying principles of some kind of causal system, the way a scientist or a logician does; or to manipulate numbers, quantities, and operations, the way a mathematician does. 3. Musical Rhythmic Intelligence: the capacity to think in music; to be able to hear patterns, recognize them, and perhaps manipulate them. People who have strong musical intelligence don't just remember music easily, they can't get it out of their minds, it's so omnipresent. 4. Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence: the capacity to use your whole body or parts of your body (your hands, your fingers, your arms) to solve a problem, make something, or put on some kind of production. The most evident examples are people in athletics or the performing arts, particularly dancing or acting. 5. Spatial Intelligence: the ability to represent the spatial world internally in your mind -- the way a sailor or airplane pilot navigates the large spatial world, or the way a chess player or sculptor represents a more circumscribed spatial world. Spatial intelligence can be used in the arts or in the sciences. 6. Naturalist Intelligence: the ability to discriminate among living things (plants, animals) and sensitivity to other features of the natural world (clouds, rock configurations). This ability was clearly of value in our evolutionary past as hunters, gatherers, and farmers; it continues to be central in such roles as botanist or chef. 7. Intrapersonal Intelligence: having an understanding of yourself; knowing who you are, what you can do, what you want to do, how you react to things, which things to avoid, and which things to gravitate toward. We are drawn to people who have a good understanding of themselves. They tend to know what they can and can't do, and to know where to go if they need help. 8. Interpersonal Intelligence: the ability to understand other people. It's an ability we all need, but is especially important for teachers, clinicians, salespersons, or politicians -- anybody who deals with other people. 9. Existential Intelligence: the ability and proclivity to pose (and ponder) questions about life, death, and ultimate realities. Reference: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/education/ed_mi_overview.html

EQ

How many of us think about the ways that we can develop our EQ?

Many theoreticians believe that EQ is much more significant in social life than IQ; but steel parents are mostly worried about their children's IQ.  However, trainers should be aware about the ways that they use to cultivate children’s EQ, for sometimes it causes self-centeredness rather than commendable conduct.  

What is EQ?

Green Tea

Herbal medicine is one of the popular topics in medical studies. Not only this subject is interesting for experts in medicine but also it might be the source of interest for any individuals. There maybe number of reasons for this attention, but to name some, its nearness to human nature, its accessibility, and low rate of side effects can be mentioned. Moreover, understanding the process of its effects is more understandable in compare with chemical ones.

Green tea not just as a medicine but as pleasant drinking is suggested by many traditional practitioner. Its effects on heart disease, diabetes, skin health, cancer, dental health, and blood pressure are explored time by time.   

If you enjoy hot drinks I would like to introduce Madame Flavour as one of the most creative company that I have ever seen. Following is its link:  

http://www.madameflavour.com/

For those who loves surfing

"By studying shark brains and shark senses, the team is developing and testing various non-lethal repellents. The aim is to manipulate the sharks' finely-tuned senses in ways that discourage them from approaching and attacking people."


Sharks' Attack

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This is one of the best advertisements that I have seen. It's creative and relevant. But there are a lot of advertisements that they use irrelevant attraction for the good that they want to sell. Most popular one is using sexual attraction for some goods that there is no relation between that good and sexuality.  This process is shaping our understanding about social reality but in a subtle way. Mostly we are not aware about these advertisements’ influences. For example using soap or toothpaste, is it for being clean and healthy or attract others? 

Junior Youth

One of my concerns in my life is junior youths life. I know that this is really crucial ages of one's life. They have more energy to learn and more eager to change. at the same time forces from society have more impact on their life. They have their unique capacities and they need accompaniment to emerge their inner qualities.

Some educators explain this age as if they have mental illness; However some others believes in inner capacities and have some suggestions for cultivating them.

" This is the time when fundamental concepts about individual and collective life are formulated in the mind of an adolescent struggling to leave behind the habits of childhood. Youth between the ages of 12 to 15 have much to say, and whoever treats them as children misses the opportunity to help them form a proper identity."

I Love Photography

On Saturday the weather was really nice and it was sunny. I decided to go for a walk. I walked for 45 minutes and I reached this beautiful lake. I was enjoying it but all of a sudden there were some thunder and lightening and the rain started. It rained like cats and dog and in just one minutes I was completely wet, it was like as if I jumped in a pool.