The core work of education is learning. It's work that students have to do. No one can do it for them. If education doesn’t work for the students, then it doesn’t work at all.

Each student arrives at school with varying advantages, disadvantages, resources, and distractions. A fundamental challenge of public education is to create conditions that maximize learning for each child, each year, regardless of where they start.

As with every chapter of Ed100, there is a lot to cover here. Each lesson aims for brevity, with a lot of depth delivered through links – and, of course, through your comments. 

Remember to take the quizzes — they reinforce your learning and help you track your progress toward your Ed100 Graduate Certificate.

Here’s a quick overview of what’s in this chapter: