Intelligence

There are three theories of intelligence. I am only going to discuss one that I find most interesting. It is Gardners' Theory of Intelligence. He splits up intelligence into seven categories and says that everyone has some level of intelligence in each category. The categories are: bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, linguistic, spatial, logical, musical, and naturalisitc. My problem with this theory is that some people would categorize these things as talents or abilites not intelligence. I agree that not everyone is intelligent in the same way. Just because someone is not book smart does not mean that they are not intelligent at all. Albert Einstein was a genius, but maybe he couldn't interact with others easily. I believe that a well rounded person is better off than someone who excels in only one of these categories. Often people think that it would be great to be a like Einstein, Picaso, or Mozart, but I think I would rather have a little of everything. I would rather do well in school, have friends, and have an extracurricular activity that I enjoy than excel in one thing and be isolated from the rest of life.