This chapter directed the reader to determine their own personal intelligence levels. This self- knowledge will help in developing ability as an educator. Resources to assist in compensating for weaker intelligences include asking for help from someone for whom that ability is a strength, either a co-worker or one of your own students. Technology is also a powerful tool.
There are many factors in the development of a particular intelligence. They include: biological endowment , personal experiences, and cultural forces. Some experiences are ‘crystalizers’ and others are ‘deactivators’ that can drastically affect the expression of an intelligence. Understanding these forces helps us as educators to be aware of our own strengths and weaknesses and find tools to assist in strengthening the areas where we are relatively weak. This will make us better teachers.
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