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There are important things about differentiation that I learned while reading this week. some of those things include, emphasis on the child as an individual. This is probably one of the most important things when talking about differentiation. If a child is not viewed as an individual, they will not feel that they are cared about. Independence is also an important aspect of differentiation. Activities that are planned should be geared toward the individual cild and encourage independence. I really liked the part in the book by Carol Tomlinson that said

" The point is to relentlessly seize the remarkable opportunity of a teacher to shape lives- to do the best we can to ensure that we are better at reaching children today than yesterday, better at it this year than last. connecting with each child is at the heart of differentiated teaching, because this approach to teaching does not accept learners as interchangeable parts."

I think that this is the whole idea of differentiation summed up into a few lines. This also was exactly the entire presentation by Sylvia was about.  Every student deserves to have a teacher that cares about their education and their individual needs. Being better at this should be a goal of every single teacher.