In differentiated classrooms, teachers begin where students are, not the front of a curriculum guide.

We can always gain more depth and breadth in our work [as educators]. There are always new discoveries to be made.

A gifted teacher has an unfailing eye for magical classrooms & loses sleep over anything less than the highest quality.

We aren't quite sure what we're trying to differentiate, and therefore can't quite see how to do it other than giving some students more to cover and some less. That rarely works.

In the field of education, educators know that they leave a lasting impact on their students for better or for worse. Trust is established or diminished in the classroom and very good educators understand that they are fallible. Despite their best efforts, they will not always do the best for each student.

[Students] often have a "We can figure this out - don't just tell us" attitude. In that way, they can be less patient with "traditional" approaches to teaching.

The central job of schools is to maximize the capacity of each students.