The divergent teacher is ready to take a detour. One type of divergence is based on response; the lesson takes an unexpected turn because an interesting discovery is made, because a child makes an idiosyncratic contribution, because someone turns out to be an expert, or because the class doesn’t understand what’s happening. Rather than plodding on regardless, the divergent teacher recognizes cues and makes changes. He is on constant evaluative alert. But being divergent is more than just being prepared to change if necessary. It involves planning range and individuality into the lesson. This teacher offers a range of access routes to the learning, explaining things in different ways, working in response to learning styles. There is variety and surprise in the room, but sometimes there is a lack of purpose or authority, Sometimes, there is a lack of planning.