Chapter 2

Abstract:
This chapter was about how important it is to teach responsively and the use multiple teaching styles in your classroom. While what you teach is important, it is also important to recognize who you teach and acknowledge the differences amoung your students. It is possible to have an amazing curriculum planned, but unexpected situations do occur and so that curriculum would be useless unless it allowed for flexibility to meet the needs of the students. This section gives specific examples of students who ended up with unexpected situations and the way teachers went about handling those situations. It is important for teachers to recognize their students needs and adjust their plans to help meet those needs so that every student has an equal opportunity to learn.

Reflection:
I think our group all agreed that the examples in this chapter made the reading much easier and helped to make the concepts of the chapter more real. It helped us to see that while students can be similar they can also be very different and so they need various teaching styles to help them learn. As Erik pointed out, in order for us to do this as teachers we will have to learn to step out of our comfort zone and learn about learning styles different from our own. I think we would all agree with Audra when she said that the students are the most important part to concentrate on, even if that means altering our plans to accomodate their needs. A good way to help students would be to do as Matt suggests, talk to then and let them know that you respect them and care about their success. In doing this you are bound to earn their trust and respect and it will be much easier to help them along their journey of learning. I really agree with Matt on this subject because I think that if you are not an approachable teacher, and if your students don't think you care about them, then they will not be interested in what you have to say and therefore are not likely to learn as much from you as they could.

*Posted by Chelsae