We need to develop a robust set of tools - strategies and routines - that help us address student variance. It's easy to come to rely on two or three "trusty" instructional strategies like worksheets and lectures. Those are of… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
I have little interest in a surgeon who says, "I learned that when I was in medical school. Why should I revisit it?" or who says, "I've done that operation the same way for ten years. Don't bother me with… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
As educators we need to understand that there is no finish line in our work. — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
I think [testing] has had a profoundly problematic impact on student learning. It must seem to students that their worth as individuals is equivalent to their test score. The stress the high stakes culture has on teachers is also highly negative and must surely impact students in a negative way. It also de-professionalizes teachers because it encourages them to be… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share
It is not so important to have all the answers as to be hungry for them. — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
Readiness is a student’s entry point relative to a particular understanding or skill. — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
We aren't quite sure what we're trying to differentiate, and therefore can't quite see how to do it other than giving some students more… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
In the field of education, educators know that they leave a lasting impact on their students for better or for worse. Trust is established… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
[Students] often have a "We can figure this out - don't just tell us" attitude. In that way, they can be less patient with… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
It's important to know how to lead and manage a classroom with flexibility. Students of all ages are quite capable of learning these routines… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
A teacher in a differentiated classroom does not classify herself as someone who ‘already differentiates instruction.’ Rather that teacher is fully aware that every… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
The best educators I have met never stop asking questions. Some of them have taught for forty years and continue to be energized by… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
We're teaching a generation of students who've been schooled to produce quick, right answers on demand. They are not comfortable with ambiguity. The implications… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
I have find that today's students are often more tolerant of human variance than students in earlier generations might have been. On the other… — Carol Ann Tomlinson Copy Share Image
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