Blog #2: Choose to answer one of the questions below: 1, 2 or 3. Then, quote three different statements from throughout chapters 2 and 3 that appeal to you... that cause you to think deeply about yourself as a teacher. Quote them and explain what they mean to you.

3. On p. 27, Tomlinson poses the question, What if the teacher looks past me rather than into me?" Have you ever felt that way about a teacher? Tell about it. So, in review, your blog posting for Blog #2 will include your answer to ONE of the three questions above, and three quotations from the book with personal explanations/interpretations of each one.

I was always very shy as a child, but a very good student always getting my work finished first, always doing what I was supposed to do etc. Although, as I got older, I did feel this way a few different times. I didn't feel like what I had to say was validated so I then continued to not say anything so I didn't feel the rejection. I liked what it said about the teacher's demeanor, words and actions, "I respect who you are as well as who you can become. I want to know you. I believe in you..." these phrases need to be addressed to our future students.

If the child feels respected by the teacher, the student will feel more comfortable answering questions and raising their hand to make a comment. When the child feels belittled, they will withdraw and choose not to answer because they feel like their feelings and thoughts are not important.

I loved when the text said,"Can you show me how this place and its work give me dominion in my life?" Our students need to feel like what we are teaching them is important. If we have passion about the information we are teaching, the students will want to participate and pay attention.

"Connecting with each child is at the heart of differentiated teaching, because this approach to teaching does not accept learners as interchangeable parts. " Each student needs to feel unique and that they matter. We can help them feel this way by listening intently to each comment, encouraging them to use their voice and genuinely listening to what they say and making them believe that what they say matters.