Chapter 14 of Multiple Intelligences discusses the possibility of a ninth intelligence called existentialism. Normally this word would bring about conflict with religious or spiritual beliefs, but Gardiner explains it is just asking questions about the world around you. This new intelligence is similar to the other eight, which makes it hard to confirm as an intelligence. The idea of existentialism is to get students to ask ultimate questions.
Some people in Block one had a hard to grasping what Gardiner was trying to explain. He was not completely straight forward like he was in the other eight. Other students saw it as a way to teach outside of the box and open the classroom up as more of a cognitive forum. The heartbeat of the class had controversial feelings towards it with questions about issues arising when teaching towards this intelligence and overall ways to incorporate something they didn't understand themselves into a lesson.
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This is a totally new idea, and I believe that there is something out there, but we're not quite sure what it is...
I don't agree with this intelligence because I don't think that there this can be proven and I believe it is hard to accept an intelligence where there isn't a way to prove it
This sort of thinking is all up in the air for me. However, I do think it's important to consider the emotional and spiritual beliefs of students.
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