1b. On page 10 of this reading assignment, Tomlinson says, “… we teach responsively when we understand the need to teach the human beings before us as well as to teach the content with which we are charged. … [It] is important to begin with the conviction that we are no longer teaching if what we teach is more important than who we teach or how we teach.” What does this mean to you?

This means that the students' needs come before the content curriculum. Students will desire to learn when they realize the teacher cares for each of them individually. Students should feel confident in knowing that the teacher is there to teach them and is not there to strictly teach curriculum. Teachers should make it clear that they are there for the students, not for the content they are teaching.