The month of May is synonymous with spring, but in VA public education when someone mentions May, the first thing that pops into a teacher’s mind is Standards of Learning (SOL) testing. For years teachers have advocated the individuality of our students and that not all students learn/test the same way.
Since 1983 when Dr. Howard Gardner introduced his theory of Multiple Intelligences, there has been an ongoing controversy as to its validity. Edutopia of the George Lucas Educational Foundation recently did a Special Report: The Multiple Intelligences Redefine “Smart” . Take a look at the articles, videos, and resources available at this site to see the latest findings and reactions. Hopefully, at some point in time, everyone will finally come to the same conclusion that all students do learn differently, thus they need instruction/testing according to those individual needs.
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