A student’s perception about school determines how and to what extent the student succeeds. Students tend to focus on their grades in a course, not on what they learned from the course. Teachers focus on what the students needs to gain academically from the class, not on how the student does in the class. This difference in "perception" causes students and teachers to "be on different wave lengths". Thus, they have separate goals, and definitely different opinions on education.

2. How does a developmental perspective help teachers understand their students?

By examining the developmental perspective of students, teachers are better able to understand where the kids are coming from. This deeper understanding will hopefully enable the teacher to design lessons to fit the child’s needs - not his/her own ideas of education. As the text stated: "Part of growing up is learning to take on the perspective of those who are older..." This is the teacher’s job, in part. The teacher needs to know where the child is developmentally in order to "get through to that child" on his/her current level of performance. Studying and understanding the different developmental levels is crucial in order that the teacher might work more effectively which all children.

7. What is the purpose of teaching students learning strategies?

Learning Strategies help students cope with their disabilities because they are given directions on how to compensate for their disability in order to learn. Instead of focusing on what the student CAN’T accomplish, they focus on how they will get a job done. They are taught to believe in themselves, and that there is a WAY to learn.

10. How can information about a student’s learning style enhance instruction?

As is stated in the text, there is "no best way to learn". Thus, identifying a student’s learning style will enable the teacher to reach that student in a way that is most effective for his/her capability. Teachers who teach according to a students learning style, are better able to work with that student than teachers who teach in only one style and expect students to learn regardless. Most school curriculum are designed for students who are "right hemispheric learners". Unfortunately, students who are learning disabled usually are NOT "right hemispheric learners" - they are "left hemispheric learners". A teacher who teaches in a style that fits the students needs, will adapt his/her lessons to the "left hemispheric learner".

The students will experience success, and the teacher will experience satisfaction.