Chapter 1: The Differentiated Instruction Mind-Set: Rationale and Definition

In the first chapter of Fair Isn’t Always Equal, Rick Wormeli goes into detail about what exactly differentiated instruction is, and why it is so useful in the classroom. He made very good points about how beneficial differentiated instruction is for our students in the long run. One point that Wormeli made that I especially liked was “when we differentiate, we give students the tools to handle whatever comes their way—differentiated or not.” This is so true! By using differentiate instruction in the classroom we are allowing our students to be able to do things on their own, and experience different things. If we went through the same agenda everyday that would be what they would expect all the time. Although when the schedule changes every day, it keeps the students focused and more interested because they are not expecting what is going to happen in the classroom.