2nd post

After reading Temple Grandin's  Autism- The Way I See It, I must say that I strongly agree with what she has to say. Firstly, Grandin relates the concept of multiple intelligences by relating it to one of her own life experiences. By giving her example ability to "test-run" machines in her mind (while her co-workers are unable to do so), she shows a true understanding that not everyone is programed to think and work like she does. Gradin goes on to mention in depth two other types of thinking, music/mathematical and verbal logic.

I also agree when Gradin says "parents and teachers should work on building the child's strengths and teach in a manner that is aligned". However, I do not believe that this solely applies to individuals with ASD. I think all students would benefit from having a teacher that purposely reaches out to inspire multiple intelligences. Creating a comfortable environment for students will make them more eager to learn and possibly even share their ideas. A perfect example of this was rooted in the film we watched in class today on Visual Thinking Strategies. The majority of the students were open and talked about the art with not just their peers but their teacher because the visual image stimulated questions. 

Question: how can you regularly test a student for understanding in a classroom if they clearly excel in visual imagery, rather than, say, logical think problems?