Response to Kuma. Chapt. 3

I thought Kuma's chapter on Maximizing Learning Opportunities raised some interesting points to consider.  I particularly like what he has to say about the limitations that teachers must realize they have in their classroom.  He outlines the limitations of agendas (lesson plans), materials, and syllabus specifications.  He says that "teachers know that they cannot become prisoners of their own agenda" (45), I find this to be very true.  How can one expect to teach and learn if one cannot be flexible with one's students?  He goes on to state "what is taught is different from what is available to learn" (45-46) and teachers have to be willing to be flexible for their students, the same with materials and the syllabus for the class.  We, as future educators, must adapt to our students' needs in order to better facilitate learning, and in turn become better teachers.