Chapter 11: MI Theory and Special Education

This chapter discussed how the multiple intelligence theory applies to special education. Essentially special education has been working on the multiple intelligence theory for years. The idea is that if a child has a learning disability in one area, they might be able to overcome what they are lacking by learning in a different manner. Differentiated instruction has been going on in special education for a much longer period than in the normal classroom. The problem was that people were always focused on what the students can’t do instead of using the MI Theory about what the students can do. In my future classroom if I was truly to buy into the differentiated instruction and learning by design there might not be a need for special education teachers. It seems that all students are now given their own unofficial IEP and that should provide them with the best education our schools can provide.