Stereotypes and differentiation

When I would learn about differentiation in the classroom, it seemed like a daunting yet necessary task. A classroom without differentiation is a class that is ignoring the individual needs of the students. As daunting as the task of differentiating for one class may be, differentiating an entire library to suit the needs of an entire campus of students is much more intimidating. It will also be that much more rewarding. By assisting teachers in adding differentiation to their lessons, I will be making sure that students are given resources to help each of them learn and succeed individually. The quick check for differentiation in the article "Everyone Wins", was extremely helpful and it will be useful in making sure that students are receiving the appropriate assistance in every aspect of their learning.  Adding in another challenge is making sure that we, as librarians, honor our duty to provide resources and literature for all of our patrons equally. It is also important that we show children that they are equal to one another and the stories we provide should reflect that. In the article "Questioning My Collection" I was amazed to see how somethings can be put into a book that can completely mar a student's self-esteem and self image.