Omission

What

 

Take in consideration everything you normally offer in your lessons as an aid to working out the whole task. Some students need a lot of help and others much less. Give the student the help they need and omit other help.

Why

 

Often a teacher chooses to start with the explanation considering a non-existent average student. As a consequence, explanations and assignments are actually too easy for some pupils and for others too difficult. Using this method the teacher can offer customized help in a simple way.

How

 

Briefly note which help your regularly offer. For example, which explanation, assignments and examples you often use. Then decide which help you want to offer to all pupils and for which help students can choose for themselves.

Example

 After omission

The teacher starts with the introduction of the whole task (how deep pricking?), about which students briefly think for themselves. This will be followed by explanation and sub-tasks, after which pupils themselves will make the whole task. 

After reversal and omission

 

The teacher starts with the introduction of the whole task. Then pupils can choose whether they first listen to the explanation or that they immediately start working on the whole task. They could consult the lesson-book for explanations and sub-tasks if they need it.