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

[Students] are exposed to many things the majority of their teachers didn't encounter until much later in their growing up years.

[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.

I have little interest in a surgeon who says, "I learned that when I was in medical school. Why should I revisit it?" or who says, "I've done that operation the same way for ten years. Don't bother me with new approaches." I see teaching in the same way.

As educators we need to understand that there is no finish line in our work.

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

A teacher in a differentiated classroom does not classify herself as someone who ‘already differentiates instruction.’ Rather that teacher is fully aware that every hour of teaching, every day in the classroom can reveal one more way to make the classroom a better match for its learners.