This is the video and script of my reflection about the ways I will continue to develop my five minds:
It would be unethical for me to pretend that I will continue to develop just Howard Gardner’s five minds in myself or my students. While Gardner focused on the five minds; the disciplined, synthesizing , creative, respectful, and ethical, I was constantly seeing the virtues that supported these particular five minds. He believes these five minds are for the future, but the virtues of these minds and hundreds of other virtues are for now and the future. There is a complete set of innate virtues in all our students waiting to be developed.
To name just three for each, the disciplined mind requires commitment, diligence, and determination. The synthesizing mind consideration, enthusiasm, flexibility. The creative mind confidence, courage, perseverance. The respectful mind compassion, humility, understanding. The ethical mind honesty, integrity, responsibility.
To paraphrase William George Jordan “Into the hands of every individual is given a marvellous power for good or evil—the silent, unconscious, unseen influence of our life. This is simply the constant radiation of who we really are, not who we pretend to be.” This is especially true for teachers. By living and teaching the virtues, we can prepare ourselves and our students for whatever the future brings.
