Chapter 7
The question students most frequently ask is "how come..." when all the assignments are not the same. That's probably why I like offering student choice. In the old days, we would cross out part of the assignment for some students, and the others would wonder why they had to do it all. Good question, huh. With choice, a student is actually choosing the degree of effort to put into the work. When a student chooses an option that seems too hard, they usually rise to the challenge!
Parents usually just want to know that their child is getting the best possible education. I don't think I've ever heard a parent ask if their child's education was adequate! If I can say to them"Your child has these skills, so now we're moving on to these skills in this way" that 's what they really want to know.