Multiple Intelligences. Looking at future EIL Educators.

Before putting forward some ideas related to how we should think about Colleges of Education, it is compulsory to reflect upon the concept of intelligence. If as educators, we keep on thinking that intelligent are only those children who posses logical-mathematical or linguistic skills, I hesitate if we are going to be able to go ahead. I believe that beginning by considering the definition Gardner refers to is appropriate enough: “My theory highlights the human ability (...) to act in the real world”…” intelligence (...)modifies with the passing of time. Intelligence is not a substance in the head as it is oil in an oil pot. It is a collection of potentials that complement among each others.” Now, we can outline some ideas that, to my mind, are of the most important ones we can consider when tying the theory of Multiple Intelligences, future EIL educators and the colleges of education where they study, being these ideas: democracy, depth in contents and process-oriented evaluation.