Chapter four of Integrating Differentiated Instruction and Understanding by Design expressed the dire importance of being a teacher not only of curriculum, but being a teacher of students. Both responsibilities are equally necessary and essential in educating students. Teachers have the obligation to know their students, their lives, cultures, learning styles, and interests. As a teacher, I also need to know how to create a curriculum that reaches out to my students and captures their interest while creating personal meaning. I was also extremely comforted by the thought that teaching does not aim for perfection. Persistence and perseverance in improving the students' curriculum, learning, etc. is the true goal. I will affect my students' lives in a positive way because they will be able to see that I am reaching out and working my hardest to meet their individual needs. If the students know that I am going the extra mile, hopefully they will become motivated to go the extra mile and meet me in the middle.
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