teacher responds

The teacher responds is the third cog of the machine of differentiation. it consists of: invitation, opportunity, investment, persistence, and reflection. I have not yet been a teacher but when I am, I imagine that the persistence will be the most challenging part of this cog. I think that students will get frustrated when they are not immediately understanding a lesson. When this happens, there should be a conversation happening that has similar comments- "you are growing, but you are not finished growing", "when one route doesnt work, there are others we will find", let's figure out what works the best", "no excuses only support", "there is no finish line in learning". I have to add that something to that last one though. There are no finish lines but there are big accomplishments that should be recognized. I really liked the all of the other elements of this cog. The main idea of this is that the teacher is always there to support the growth of the students and to assist their learning. The teacher is also there for moral support. I think it is important that the teacher and the students all need each other to make a classroom function.