The line graph tilts up and to the right. The score is higher. In a society which opens and closes doors based upon test performance, strategic teaching creates more opportunities and richer choices. It confounds predictions based upon background. It supports upward mobility and provokes the blooming of talent.
Strategic teaching frees potential from the grip of tradition, low expectations and apathy.
Four Types of Intervention Not all teacher interventions are appropriate, helpful or timely. There are four interventions which hold the greatest promise, however, especially when they are applied in a customized fashion as a combination to match a student's profile. Adds to the student toolkit as needed As students pass through life and school, adults often hand them tools and show them new ways of doing things. Unfortunately, the timing of these adult gifts may not coincide with student need or readiness. Rather than grasping the gift and putting it to good use, the student may drop it on the way out the classroom door or may ignore its presence entirely.