My educational philosophy can be summed up in the following quotation from Carol Tomlinson ?A curriculum furthers excellence when it opens doors to a promising tomorrow. Instruction furthers excellence when it moves a learner as effectively as possible toward expertise as a thinker, problem solver, and producer.? Not every child will need or be able to use all of the tools in the Standards Of Learning (SOL) curriculum. However, by selecting the best ?toolbox? for each student, the best r...