The Differentiated Classroom: Doing What’s Fair

As I learn from education author Rick Wormeli, fair isn’t always equal.

David Cutler

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It was my first year of teaching, and I had assigned my 11th-grade history students their first take-home essay. After two weeks and several check-ins, one student (let’s call him John), failed to submit anything. I gave John a “0,” which plummeted his grade along…

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David Cutler

A high school history and journalism teacher from Massachusetts.