Robin, all,

I   want to step in here.   The job of a teacher is to teach the curriculum 
so the students can succeed.

I will illustrate.

This year I have a Japanese teacher of Japanese at a local college living in 
my home.   Since October we have gone over all the students she   has worried 
about--those low performers.   She does not worry about students who have 
problems with language, any language, because they are diligent and will pass 
well.   She worries about the students whose attitude is hampering their learning. 
  It is her JOB to devise methods to reach all these students, so they will 
perform well.  She cannot water down the curriculum.   In stead, she has to 
alter   her interactions with these students.   We have worked on this together.  
 She has one student to go--and she is working out ways to teach him, to 
reach him, so he will succeed.   I haven't obsrved any of her classes, I don't 
need to.   Because I have been a teacher I can understand what she is saying. ( I 
have directed teachers before.)   Because by this time I know her fairly 
well, I can also understand her teaching style.   

Andrea
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