Analysis Of John Gardner's Eight Frames Of Mind

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Today I spent the day focusing on trying to observe the individual student in Mrs. W.’s classroom. I know that I only have a short time with them, but I wanted to try to get to see their unique personalities and temperaments. I paid particular attention to the student’s strengths to determine how many types of intelligence I could see relating to Gardner’s eight frames of mind: “verbal, logical/mathematical, spatial, body-kinesthetic, musical, intrapersonal, interpersonal, and naturalist skills” (Santrock 116-117). As I focus on individual students in this journal entry please know that I have changed their names for privacy. One student, Abby, always had a smile on her face. The term personality refers to “the distinctive thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that characterize the way an individual adapts to the world” (Santrock 132). Abby was always seemed to be cheerful and ready to be a helping hand even though she had a broken foot. She exuded a sense of confidence and high self-esteem. She readily participated in class discussions. I would classify her temperament under Chess and Thomas’ classification system as being an “easy child” (Santrock 134). In reference to Gardner’s eight frames of mind, she …show more content…

He did smile, but not continuously like Abby. He struggles with coming up with answers to problems on his own. Mrs. W. meets with Cole regularly during classroom assignments to make sure that he understands the new concepts that are being taught. His personality temperament would be classified as a “slow-to-warm-up child” (Santrock 134). He struggles with reading, but Mrs W. works with him individually every day. Cole is intelligent but just needs the extra motivation to work hard and to help him overcome his insecurities. Teachers need to show students like Cole, unconditional love and support to help build trust. Mrs W. truly loves each of her students and strives to help each one of them at their

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