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

On some level students are essentially the same. They are people with fears and dreams. They laugh and cry over many of the same things. They share an essential humanity as young people always have.hey differ in some significant ways now, too, I believe. They are forced to grapple with complex issues at a much younger age.

Readiness is a student’s entry point relative to a particular understanding or skill.

Creating a classroom environment that encourages students to take the risk of learning. We've known for a long time that when students lack a sense of safety or of belonging or of contribution, learning takes second place to meeting those needs.

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

The best educators I have met never stop asking questions. Some of them have taught for forty years and continue to be energized by new possibilities.

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.