Here is my favorite "quoted section" from Chapter 1 of Fulfilling the Promise of the Differentiated Classroom (it's begins on the top right side of page 10):
"Such teachers are willing to be vulnerable learners. The puzzle pieces of knowledge and ideas the"own" make sense more fully to- teachers as well as student- when combined with the mysteries of each of their lives in the classroom."
I think I liked this statement so much because I believe that teachers should put more effort into their learning how to be a better teacher as they expect their students to learn from them. When teachers understand their students better they can teach them better, it's as simple as that. This requires a constant effort from the teacher.
Constant effort... you are so right! You'll get glimpses of how worth it is, all along the way... but probably not any great rewards from the outside. They'll be your own understandings and knowledge growing and seeing that you are making a difference. That, you will! 4 points
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