fair is not always equal
FAIR IS NOT
ALWAYS EQUAL.
Teaching
is a lot like
Doctoring
Kids go to a doctor with different needs:
I scraped my knee!
My stomach hurts!
I think my arm is broken!
I have a cough!
What if the doctor said the same thing to all of them?
Here’s some cough medicine!
Only one kid would get what he needs.
And that’s not fair.
It’s the same thing in a classroom.
Every student has different needs:
I have trouble focusing for more han 15 min.
I think better when my hands are busy.
I can talk about what I know better than I can write about it.
I can’t grip a pen or pencil.
So different students should get different things to help them succeed.
Classroom breaks; tests taken over multiple days
Fidget toys and tactile activities
Creating a video instead of a paper
Modified writing utensils; composing writing on a computer instead