Chap 2 and Article

What are commonly the two "solutions" that are applied to inconvenient students?

• Remain in the classroom with minimal adaptations or separate them with peers at their ability level.

• Allow them to choose their own curriculum and schedule.

• Move them to a different grade level regardless of readiness.

• Remove them from school and place them in an independent institution.

What does the approach of "teaching up" entail?

• Simplifying the curriculum to ensure all students can complete the same assignments with minimal struggle, prioritizing completion over complexity.

• Designing lessons that primarily focus on struggling students while allowing advanced learners to work independently at their own pace.

• Creating separate lesson plans for different ability levels, ensuring that each student receives work tailored to their current skill set rather than a shared challenge.

• Working from a complex curriculum that challenges advanced learners and scaffolds for the greatest number of other students possible.

What type of learning experience provides the best results?

• A learning experience that presents overly difficult tasks, encouraging students to struggle through challenges without teacher intervention.

• A learning experience that requires students to figure out new material entirely on their own, with minimal guidance from the teacher.

• A learning experience that pushes the student a bit beyond their independence level.

• A learning experience that allows students to work only on tasks they have already mastered, ensuring success without struggle.

What is a good way to begin exploring a classroom of differentiated instruction?

• By creating separate lesson plans for every individual student to meet their unique needs.

• Through the eyes of advanced learners, English Language Learners, and learners in the middle.

• By using a one-size-fits-all approach to ensure fairness and consistency in instruction.

• By focusing only on struggling students, as they require the most support to succeed.

How does the metaphor of books as mirrors and windows deepen our understanding of literature in classrooms?

• It provides a lens through which students can engage with reflections of their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

• It implies that students should only read books about people who share their cultural and social backgrounds.

• It emphasizes that literature should be purely entertaining rather than thought-provoking or educational.

• It suggests that books should only reflect students’ personal backgrounds rather than exposing them to new perspectives.