MI Chapter 6

Chapter six explains different strategies for grabbing the class's attention, transitioning, explaining class rules, forming groups, and managing behaviors. I think the chapter makes it pretty clear that a teacher should not use only one strategy and that one strategy will not work for the entire classroom. A lot of the strategies and situations described seemed like they would work for elementary or middle school only, but there are ways to tweak the idea a little bit for a high school classroom. The chapter also says that sometimes the strategy used should be one from an intelligence that is not as strongly developed in the student. For example, a student who is more intrapersonal should be introduced to some interpersonal activities. This is one of the chapters I will probably return to as I start teaching because it has a lot of great suggestions.