Multiple Intelligences     The eight intelligence’s and their defining characteristics are described as follows:           Intelligence Description Linguistic (Word Smart) The capacity to use words effectively, whether orally ( e.g., as a storyteller, orator, or politician) or in writing (e.g., as a poet, playwright, editor, or journalist). Most teaching today is geared to the expectation that children absorb information by listening, reading, speaking, and writing. Logical – Mathematical (Number Smart) The capacity to use numbers effectively (e.g., as a mathematician, tax accountant, or statistician) and to reason well ( e.g., as a scientist, computer programmer, or logician). The intelligence also follows traditional teaching practices, using number facts and scientific principles, as well as observation and experimentation. Children who are logic smart respond well to “ what if” questions. Spatial (Picture Smart) The ability to perceive the visual – spatial word accurately ( e.g., as a hunter, scout, or guide ) and to perform transformations upon those perceptions (e.g., as an inventor, decorator, architect, artist, or inventor). This intelligence involves sensitivity to color, line, shape, form, space, and the relationships that exist between these elements. It includes the capacity to visualize and graphically represent visual or spatial ideas. Bodily – Kinesthetic (Body Smart) The ability to use one’s body to skillfully express ideas and feelings (e.g., as an actor, an athlete, or a dancer) and facility in using one’s hands to produce or transform things (e.g., as a craftsperson, sculptor, mechanic, or surgeon). This intelligence is related to physical movement and the knowledge/ wisdom of the body, including the brain’s motor cortex, which controls bodily motion. Musical (Music Smart) The capacity perceive (e.g., as musical aficionado), discriminate (e.g., as a music critic), transform (e.g., as a composer), and express (e.g., as a performer) musical forms. The musical learner also has the ability to pick up sound s and remember melodies. This intelligence is based upon the recognition of tonal patterns, including various environmental sounds, and also sensitivity to rhythm and beats. Naturalist (nature Smart) The ability to discriminate among living things (e.g., as a botanist, biologist, veterinarian, or forest ranger) as well as sensitivity to other features of natural world (e.g., as meteorologist, geologist, or archeologist). The adeptness to recognize and classify cultural artifacts such as cars or sneakers may also depend upon the naturalist intelligence.                 AAFS No. MCL-2007-182 Approval to Accept Foreign Students         Gov. Rec. R-VI No. Er. - 04 S.1995