Post #3

I was not able to make it to this class period but from what I heard it was amazing. I feel like it is important to create a community in your classroom because it makes the students fell important. I feel like if the students feel like they are part of something then they are more likely to enjoy it.

Post #2

Question: 2d. On page 22, Tomlinson says, “The truth is, we will never really do all each child needs us to do.” Later on this page she says, “The point is not to entertain guilt. The point is to relentlessly seize the remarkable opportunity of a teacher to shape lives – to do the best we can to ensure that we are better at reaching children today than yesterday, better at it this year than last.”

Answer:
I really like this section because i feel it totally covers what we as teachers should do. We should be better than we were yesterday and thye should be better too. It is a teachers duty to mke sure her students are learning an improving their skills. I really wish all teachers were this way. I think we can all be better than our selves.I feel that if we all do our part to better taught.

Blog#1

Question#1: Think about this field of wildflowers as a metaphor for a classroom of children. How does your perspective of the picture change as you look for the uniqueness?

Answer: As I see this picture I see many different colors and types of flowers. I feel like that is how my classroom will be when I become a teacher. I will have so many different cultures and so many different styles of behavior and that is what make my class unique. I will love them regardless. I also can see that each student will either grow quick or have trouble growing and that is where I come and adapt my technique to help them.
I now that they all come with so many different color and I don't mean color as in the skin but as in the personality because they call are unique to themselves and that is what makes them who they are.

Question#2:1a. On page 10 of this reading assignment, Tomlinson states that “teachers who are willing to establish ties with students discover new depths of truth each day...” What does this mean to you?

Answer: I feel like it means that everyday as they learn we are learning and that shows us that we are connecting to their needs. We are helping them learn new things and also adapting to their needs so they can be successful. If you "establish a ties" to me that means that you saw something that worked for them and that is how you connect to them. When you "discover new depths of truth each day" means that something you did to help that child work so its a new technique to use.
I really enjoyed this chapter because it really showed me how important it is to teach from the heart and adapt it to their needs. There was a quote that I heard that talks about how you should teach to them not through them and I feel like that is what differentiation means.