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Introduction As an elementary school teacher, I will not have an entire class that thinks, learns and behaves the same exact way. If I did, teaching might be easier but I tend to think that not only would my classroom atmosphere but life in general would be very boring. I thrive on differences and love to see everyone excel in their own way, mainly because I feel like growing up, my schooling was very structured and left little room for true intelligence to reveal itself. I am one of those people who loves reading but absolutely hates reading textbooks regardless of the subject and find having to sit still to listen to a lecture, read or memorize anything is the worst possible thing I could do with my time. I have always done okay in school but I have always thought that if my teachers would just let me demonstrate in some other way besides taking a standardized test or copying down notes for hours at a time, I could finally have the grades that resembled the expectations I have for myself. I chose to do this portfolio on Multiple Intelligence because I find the different levels of intelligence very fascinating. What I Have Learned In schools today, intelligence seems to be measured mostly by tests. There is the Stanfor