Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Week 1

How do you define your intelligence?

I would define my intelligence by being skilled in many different areas. I am musically intelligent because I can read music on the violin and the piano, I love art and painting, I play many different kinds of sport ranging from golf to cheer leading, and lastly I also am a student learning more information for not only my future career path in math and science but for my own intelligence. Therefore, I think my intelligence can be subjective in many areas and I feel as though I am moderately advanced in these subject areas.

Do think your attitude towards your own learning would have changed, if you had taken part in the Stanford University experiment when you were in middle school? Explain Why?

Yes, but for only a certain extent. I received very good grades throughout middle school and felt like I could achieve good grades for working hard. I was always a conscientious student and on top of my homework assignments, projects, and exams. Therefore, if I would have taken part in the experiment, I would have realized more about what my brain was doing when I was learning but it wouldn't have changed my actions or attitude towards my education. I was always taught that my education is important so my head was always in the right direction. I think the experiment would have opened my eyes to a better understanding about how learning effects my brain, but my own learning would have not changed dramatically.

1 comment:

mnolasco said...

Emily, I don't think my own learning would have changed drastically either if I had been involved in the Stanford University experiment. It would have interested me to learn more about my brain, but since I too have always been a good student the experiment wouldn't have changed me as a student.