Out of the myths that were presented,
most did not seem very surprising to me. I have heard many controversies on the
idea of multiple intelligences but it seems to be something that teachers and
educators think about. We know students learn best when they are more involved
and use hands on approaches to learning, so why is multiple intelligences so
“wrong”? I do agree with the article from Science Daily that students shouldn’t
be labeled as “visual learners” “kinesthetic learners” and so on. Rather,
lessons should vary with many aspects of learning styles that facilitate deep
understanding and work well for all the students involved. In my classroom I
want to make sure that students are not only enjoying learning and the
information being presented to them, but also given multiple chances to gather
information from different forms.
Being
educators with many resources available to use we can often run into issues
with correctness and trends. The article by Will Thalheimer explains the falseness
of a claim made about learners. Graphs, articles, and pictures have shown that
the information saying that learners do NOT remember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they see, 30%
of what they hear, etc. As teachers we might take this into consideration when
we are creating and presenting lessons. However, this information is not
credible. Research is so important and something that teachers need to be aware
of in order to be sharing effective information to their students. In my
future, before claiming information to be valuable for students teachers I will
need to research and research several different sources. Far too often the
education system asserts that certain people, curriculum, and methods of
teaching are going to work best for students. Teachers need to have their own
opinions and say when looking at these aspects. With proper research and
information we can accurately give students the correct methods, give fellow
teachers the best people to model and change the minds of administration.
