MAPPING THE MIND - Suitable Careers

MAPPING THE MIND

INTER – PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE

Those reflecting this type of intelligence will automatically lead in a Group Discussion. Such people are naturally extroverted and verbose.

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They should be encouraged to express themselves more.

Suitable Careers: Politics, Teaching, Management, Social Work, Sales and Marketing.

INTRA – PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE

If a person is reticent enough to be classified as dumb, yet has a good analytical mind -such people have this type of intelligence. Such people sometimes come up with one effective sentence or two that may be worth more than a million words.

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Many renowned scientists possess this kind of intelligence.

Suitable Careers: Philosophy, Writing, Psychiatry, Theology, Scientific and Research Activities.

VISUAL SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE

If a person has excellent road sense, does not need to ask for directions to reach a place the second time, and are able to formulate a clear map in their minds- have this type of intelligence.

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Such people should be taught through extensive use of maps, charts and diagrams. 

Suitable Careers: Art, Engineering, Architecture, Advertising.

LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE

If a person is good with words and has a natural affinity towards languages- he possesses this type of intelligence.

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All writers, poets and journalists have linguistic intelligence in good measure.   

Suitable Careers: Writing, Journalism, Teaching, Law, Philosophy, Politics.

LOGICAL – MATHEMATICAL INTELLIGENCE

In the existing educational system, this type of intelligence is mostly easily identified and nurtured; classification, comparison, matching, figures and charts are good tools and techniques to teach them.

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Suitable Careers: Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Medicine, Economics.

MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE

Those reflecting this kind of intelligence lead in singing and music classes. Apart from nurturing their musical talent, they can also be taught other disciplines very effectively through the use of songs.

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A creative teacher would compose songs for such people to teach them everything from alphabets to tables and nursery rhymes!

Suitable Careers: Singing, Composing, Conducting, Disc-Jockeying, Playing Instruments.

BODILY KINESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE

People that are good at expressing with their bodies and who make good dancers and even actors have this type of intelligence.

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“One finds such children quite fidgety and they can’t sit still for too long. Teachers are prone to rebuke them for their fidgetiness, and take it as an act of indiscipline. A good teacher would teach them through the medium of dance, drama etc. children who like to pace up and down while learning their lessons have bodily kinesthetic intelligence.”

Suitable Careers: Sports, Dancing, Acting, Carpentry, Crafts, Surgery.

NATURALISTIC INTELLIGENCE

People with this type of intelligence have a natural fondness for nature and the environment.

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Field trips to parks and gardens are an excellent way to teach them.

   Suitable Careers: Environmental Activism, Botany, Zoology, Farming.