New Insights...

Today I had the chance to read fellow classmates blogs and their opinions on differentiating instruction. There was one I read about classroom vision and seeking to understand who are students are and what they can become. One thing in this post that really stood out to me was, "our students probably won't remember necessarily what they learned in our classroom, but they will remember how they felt." I had some time to reflect on this statement and I feel it is very true. I have shared in my classes about an experience I had while I was in fifth grade. I wasn't doing well with reading comprehension and instead of the teacher asking me what I needed the most help with they assumed it would be better for me to get easier testing material. This devastated me and made me feel like a failure. I was only in fifth grade and had so many years of school ahead of me. What could've been different in this situation? I feel my teacher could've differentiated and tried to understand what I was feeling. From this experience I learned I want to be a teacher who changes my students for the better and help them see their potential. The best way to do this is differentiate and teach to their needs.