In this series of candid reflective writings, a former high school teacher interrogates her teaching practice, students' identity development, the giftedness label, and differentiated instruction.

The beauty of American public education is that the potential of every individual is acknowledged with the clear expectation that each person should receive a high-quality, academically focused education. The challenge, then, is how to achieve that goal when students come with a variety of backgrounds, talents, interests, limitations, and…

Many English teachers feel underprepared to teach students with disabilities. While teachers may want to do whatever they can to make all their students successful, some may feel that they don't have as much time as they would like to prepare high-quality differentiated instruction, to fully accommodate every student, or even to know what…

Presents twenty techniques for individualizing and personalizing student writing. (DD)

A discussion on product versus process'' writing instruction by a process person, concluding that a proper focus on process will lead to a proper focus on product. (RB)

A high school teacher outlines how she successfully threw open the curriculum planning to the students in her English class. (Author/SP)

Individualizing takes much more time and energy than classroom teaching--and is worth it.