I learned a lot from this chapter. I liked how it gave
examples of how differentiation is used in real world examples, and how
mechanics, recruits in the military, and surgeons all use it to help them in
their day-to-day work. It made me feel like if I show my students how useful differentiation
is in their learning, they might be able to carry it out and apply to their
lives when they need it after graduation. To use differentiation is to be
flexible to whatever challenges come your way, and solving the problem, maybe
in a different way than another person.
I have
had SO MANY teachers who do not take personal responsibility for the successes of
their students. They don’t reflect on their teaching styles and lessons, and
they should, because often they just do their lessons and expect the students
to know it, without any regard with will help the student learn best. I really appreciated the comment the teacher
Ellen Berg made: “I am the teacher, and so it is up to me to teach the kids I
have, be they unprepared, irresponsible, etc…. I’m not saying that’s easy, but
id what we’re doing isn’t getting us the desired results, doing the same
thing over and over and expecting
something different is not only
nonproductive, it creates stress
and unhappiness in our lives.”
Teachers
should at least take partial responsibility for student learning. Some students
can’t be bothered to actually participate, and you can’t take that personally.
However, if a student tries very hard and puts in a lot of effort but does not
do well, then the teacher is then responsible for not offering that student support.
I will remember that so I can help my students in the future.
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