I enjoyed this perspective on teaching styles. Plans A, B, and C describe how you respond to a situation when your expectations are NOT met. Plan A involves imposing your will upon a child. As a math interventionist, this reminds me of telling a student to complete an assessment when they don't want to. The tested material may be too difficult for the student at that given time, but because their skills need to be assessed, we tell them they "must" complete it. Plan B describes collaborative problem solving. This involves teaching students the skills they need to solve problems that they are having difficulty solving on their own right now. This reminds me of our daily intervention lessons, practicing the strategies for solving math problems over and over, and in different ways, until the student is able to solve the problems on their own, without my guidance. Plan B aligns with the "kids do well if they can" motto because ONCE THEY CAN (on their own), they WILL.
