Chapter 8

Abstract:
This chapter was about using the Multiple Intelligence's theory to control classroom management. There were a few different classroom situations given; the first was getting students attention, the second was preparing for class transitions, the third was communicating class rules, the fourth was forming groups, and the last was managing behavorial problems. For each classroom management situation the chapter gave examples of strategies a teacher could use to deal with the problem using all of the eight multiple intelligences. Examples of this was for communicating class rules, for a musical intelligence the students could set the rules to a song that they either make up or set to a pre-existing song.

Reflection:
This chapter was helpful mostly because it actually gave examples for problems that could occur in terms of classroom management. It gave tips and tools not just in terms of managing your class but how to manage it using all eight of the multiple intelligences. As a group the only problem we had with it was that the examples for the bahavioral issue seeme to be inappropriate for secondary aged students. Some examples that seemed too young were "pet therapy," having the student role play appropriate and inappropriate actions, and naming an animal to a feeling they have and learning how to "tame" it.