The number one priority in education is always the individual child. Each student is special and possesses gifts in one area or another. They deserve the best quality education and respect available. A teacher should take advantage of each student's unique gifts and give students opportunities to create their own knowledge from a wide variety of resources. In that way, the teacher becomes a facilitator of learning instead of a sole knowledge base.

Instruction should be varied to promote interest, enthusiasm, and to meet various students' learning styles. Open-ended activities, hands-on activities, and cooperative learning are some of the best ways to vary instruction. It is also very important to provide students with opportunities to apply their learning to real life situations. Finally, students deserve to be challenged to think divergently, critically, and creatively in order to be successful in today's world.