Differentiation makes a rich and complex set of demands on teachers. The activity it requires seems infinite and it generates as much guilt and frustration as satisfaction. Most teachers believe that they aren’t on top of it and that having three worksheets instead of one isn’t the complete answer. Learning styles offers some solutions, but some of us are beginning to suspect that it’s becoming a little overdone. In fact, differentiation is an emblem for the whole of the job; however hard you try, it’s never enough. The Every Child Matters initiative in the UK seems to be asking for even more of it, in all kind of difficult contexts. Perhaps it’s time to confront this explicitly, to recognize what you’re already doing (which is almost certainly more than you think) and the practical ways in which you can enhance it. There is a range of strategies in Chapter 6.