Comments on: Understanding Kinesthetic Intelligence!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:31:59 +0000

I was looking for information on adult kinisthetics. I am 36 years old. I started studing dancing and acting when I was an adult. I excell at these things and performance. However, there is a lot of literature saying kinisethic learners must move and fidget in order to learn things. I don’t have that. I never fidgeted in school. I can sit still for hours and study, though I do pay attention to my body and stretch or walk when I need to . The part about being kinisthetic and having to fidget or necesarily move in order to learn bothers me. I feel I excell around movement, but besides dance I am not really a hands on person and as a child actually at all costs stayed away from hands on things classes such as shop and art, preferring to read. As an adult, the ONLY hands on activity I perhaps show some skill in would be computers. Besides this I haven’t had too much drive or desire to study any type of hands on field, so I don’t know if I would excell at them or not. Though, I love to write in my spare time, my spelling has never been that good. That is what microsoft word is for or a spell check on websites such as these.

By: Fatemeh

Fatemeh — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 07:51:56 +0000

Thanks a lot. Really helped me with my students.

By: sketchy

sketchy — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:18:49 +0000

omg, wish my teachers had known about this when i was growing up,,,,,,,,i never sat still,infact my school report was more predictable than the weather in manchester,,every year ——-would do better if he listened more ,paid attetion!! hated school,,,,,except for art wood/metal work, craft work,all sports, was on all the teams ,martial arts good and excellent in most,,im not religous but was put in for an ‘o’level RE,,,?? anyway i am so glad ive come across this ,,explains a lot im no different now at 40+ infact my back ground engineering construction, at work and spare time, also 2 inventions on the go one very close to market,,,,,,,,,its a common joke when i say im not goin out at the wk end my friends ask what am i making or building now??? to me i dont think i do that much,,,,im not bad at working things out like puzzels gadget puzzels ive solved easy,,hate reading listenin cant sleep when ive thought of a new idea or im working something out if its still on my mind by the time ive gone to bed,thats it may as well stay up,,,,im going to find out some more on this as would like to learn a language and found when working in germany i picked it up fairly easy,but reading and listening may be a problem i do listen but i forget so easy,,,,,,,

By: geez

geez — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:02:37 +0000

I am a kinesthetic learner. I came to realize this when I began college. My very first course for my aa in business. It was called peak performance success in college and beyond. I learned that there were 3 primary or dominant learning types, visual, auditory and kinesthetic. I knew right off the bat which 1 I was. Ever since I was a teen I was able to juggle pretty much non stop and hold a conversation at the same time. It really took me no focus, it was easy, and without any practice. I can do a willy on a bicycle like 25 feet or more first try and yet I don’t even ride them anymore and when I did I never really did a willy it’s just that when I try I am naturally successful at it. I used to jump off roofs when I was a kid. I am 25 now and I have pretty much lost desire to do things like work out but I still run some times. Just because you are kinesthetic does not mean you have physical energy. Yes I COULD run 25 miles right now without any pre-training or walk all day until night fall into the very next morning without taking a single stop to rest. I have even stood in place all night until morning then just went walking but I can also like right now feel very lazy and tired. I know the reason why though. If I want to not be weary in physical activity I must weigh out a lot of bad habits first like watching too much tv or listening to too much music or playing video games that keeps me sitting. Once I am free from these to stand and be me, I can feel myself a great deal more and live in my movements and enjoy my activity of simply walking and seeing and hearing. As a kinesthetic person I find that it is most helpful when trying to start a beginning as a new day with many past mistakes that I always want to start with my body first. I must be comfortable physically first, not stiff, but flexible, to then open my mind to exploring my full potential free to anything. Yet sadly if I am not first at ease with my body then I simply do not esteem other worthy necessities.

By: anonymous_coward

anonymous_coward — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:08:00 +0000

Most kinesthetic info is about children and learning. However I work with a man that fits kinesthetic attributes to a “T.” I am trying to understand him better because he drives me (and the other co-workers nearby) absolutely crazy. He is highly intelligent without a question. However his people skills are almost nil. His work is sometimes unbelievably great, sometimes unbelievably sloppy. He drums, hums, marches, and whistles non-stop all day long (with the occasional belch). People are asking to move several cubicles away to get away from the incessant noise coming from his cube. In fact, management has placed him in a cubicle way in the corner as far from as many people as possible. He lives on cloud 9 where nothing real ever happens, and is always surprised when something “bad” happens (such as a robbery, for ex). My co-worker calls him “naive.” He has been told to quieten down, but it never lasts. I do appreciate this man’s fine qualities, and he has many. However, his blanket cluelessness has driven most of our team crazy. Well, nothing will change I am sure, but it felt good to vent about it for a moment. I wish someone would educate people on a) how to live & work with (ie, appreciate & accept, process & respond to) kinesthetic personality types like his; b) kinesthetic people on how to be more sociable and drive the people around them a little bit less crazy.

By: Sandhyavp

Sandhyavp — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:50:00 +0000

Is it good if the people are kinesthetics

By: Khamstudio

Khamstudio — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:06:00 +0000

Thank you! I am a kinesthetic learner… been a workaholic, working 6 days (7 days if my family lets me!) and going to the theatre is a waste of money because I always go use the bathroom or just walk around. I work-out and run 3 miles daily. Everytime I get an idea, my muscles get excited and I fidgit and have to draw it out. Turns out my daughter is the same way! and she doesn’t have to wait 30 years to find out!

By: Jeh

Jeh — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:33:45 +0000

I've always thought that I was a visual learner until I took many quizzes that identified me as a kines. learner. I have been able to sit down for a long period of time until this year (grade 12 second semester-18 years old) and I find it just so odd for a random change and discovery. However I do a lot creative and athletic things, wow. Thanks for the article!

By: KRJr

KRJr — Sat, 22 May 2010 12:41:57 +0000

Wow!! after reading so many article about kinesthetic learner, i'm sure that i'm one of the kinesthetic learner… now i am 15 years old..

By: Mak

Mak — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:19:47 +0000

Sara M. I too am seeking (and actually thinking of setting up my own!) Kinesthetic Learning Centre. My son, 8yrs, is currently at home with me while I am working on building a full Kinesthetic learning programme for him. His last school was a Montessori School, which is considered one of the best learning environments for our hands on children. They 'released' him, stating that they did not have sufficient resources to teach him. My thought now is that it is the actual teacher/school approach that has to match with our very gifted children. They must understand and MAKE provision to incorporate manipulative learning tools in the classroom. I agree with Wordweave. The teachers and other parents need to be educated about this, as 'damage' is being caused to the many Kinesthetic learners who are being labeled and removed because they pose too much of a challenge to the 'traditional' structures.