When comparing the two schools of Amber Hill and Phoenix Park, it made me wonder if there really is enough DI happening in my classroom. It is no trouble to see that not all students felt comfortable or felt they could learn from just one method alone. I really like the project based method, but I don’t know if I would be able to give so little guidance or tolerate so much idle time from my students. I try to incorporate both traditional methods and both “newer” methods (for lack of a better word), but I still do not reach all students. Another issue I have is that of CRTs and public exams. How are we expected to teach students using the newer methods, yet 50% of their mark in certain senior high courses is a paper and pencil test. Until the department changes standardized testing, I feel that most teachers are going to continue to “teach to the test” and this means that we will not be reaching all of our students.
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