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."
Carol Ann Tomlinson[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.
Carol Ann Tomlinson[Students] are exposed to many things the majority of their teachers didn't encounter until much later in their growing up years.
Carol Ann TomlinsonI think [testing] has had a profoundly problematic impact on student learning. It must seem to students that their worth as individuals is equivalent to their test score. The stress the high stakes culture has on teachers is also highly negative and must surely impact students in a negative way. It also de-professionalizes teachers because it encourages them to be script readers, followers of rigid schedules, and to disregard the needs of the people they teach in favor of the scripts and schedules.
Carol Ann Tomlinson