1. T RADITIONAL D EFINITIONS OF I NTELLIGENCE What does it mean to be intelligent in our society? What abilities do schools value and promote? How do we measure a person’s intelligence?

2. M ULTIPLE I NTELLIGENCES Which of these are most valued by schools? Which are most valued by society? Is it possible for an individual to have more than one intelligence?

3. S HORT B IOGRAPHIES OF E MINENT P EOPLE Read the biography as a group. Consider the following: Which types of intelligences do this person possess? Which of their intelligences are valued by society?

4. T RADITIONAL V. M ULTIPLE I NTELLIGENCE Do the people you read about fit the traditional definition of intelligence? Who are some other people who are considered intelligent but do not fit the traditional definition?

5. M ULTIPLE I NTELLIGENCE IN C OLLEGE If schools and colleges recognized multiple intelligences, how might the following activities be revised? Lectures Classroom activities Assignments Tests