FIAE Chapter 1

Providing a student with differentiation even if they need it every single assignment will not make them mentally weak.  In fact, it will make them more competent because they fully understood all the material being taught.  They are fully aware of what type of learners they are.  Just because differentiation is applied does not mean that we as teacher make the work easier.  All we need to do is provide another way of learning.  Differentiation is a tool of success not to be viewed as a crutch to learning.  The real world provides differentiation quite often.  If differentiation were never provided to a single student then it’s highly unlikely anyone would graduate.  No one cares what we teach, what we teach is irrelevant.  The only thing that matters is if our students are taught how to properly learn.   

I am glad that differentiation is such a big part of education.  It gives everyone a fair opportunity to exploit his or her learning abilities.  If differentiation never existed then we would, perhaps write off some of our most brilliant students.  No one learns the exact same way so therefore there can be no uniform way to properly teach everyone.  As a future teacher I will make sure no to exclude anyone from learning.  Everyone is a capable learner and even an eager learner, even if they don’t show it.   Even if you look at differentiation as a crutch, there are many successful people in the world because of their crutch.