We have students at the university say on a regular basis, "You're asking us to think and no one has ever done that in school."

Interest refers to student’s affinity, curiosity, or passion for a particular topic or skill.

Sometimes educators suffer from the "I already do that" syndrome. In those cases, we feel inadequate if we admit we have a distance to go as learners of our craft.

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.

As a teacher, it is your job to make explicit whatever you though was implicit

We have students at the university say on a regular basis, "You're asking us to think and no one has ever done that in school."

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