Principle #10:  Learning is developmental

Although all human beings have in common a somewhat predictable process of development, rarely do human beings develop in precisely the same way or at exactly the same rate.  All learning builds on previous learning, and we now know that this process is accompanied by changes in the physiology and brain which are altered by experience. 

While most educational systems tend to categorize and organize learners on the basis of their age or in some other logical or sequential fashion, this does not address the vagaries of human development.  Performance, not age or grade level, provides the best evidence for future learning.

Capacity #10:  All students can learn more effectively if individual differences in maturation and development are taken into consideration.

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