Chapter 2 Reflection

2d. On page 22, Tomlinson says, “The truth is, we will never really do all each child needs us to do.” Later on this page she says, “The point is not to entertain guilt. The point is to relentlessly seize the remarkable opportunity of a teacher to shape lives – to do the best we can to ensure that we are better at reaching children today than yesterday, better at it this year than last.”

The main thing I got from this, is that we are continuously learning. We must always strive to do better. There will be times when we struggle and we need to realize that is what makes us a better teacher. We need to learn from the past and others; that way we can become the best teacher we can be. We shouldn't feel bad if we aren't able to do help every child as much as we would like. We just need to realize that just by helping one student, we have touched or even helped many other people. We don't know what is in store for the future, we just need to do our best.