Good teachers are constantly reinventing their lessons to accomodate their students' needs.  Some classes demand a kinestetic, application based approach while others are content with intellectual debate and discussion.  A teacher must discern what the needs and preferences are of his or her students to keep them as engaged as possible.  But what about those students who, despite your best efforts, are unplugged and don't care what you attempt to do about it? 

The people-pleasing personality of some teachers can be their greatest strength and their greatest weakness.  In this situation, the teacher must genuinely attempt to connect to the student on their level without compromising the integrity of their disciplince.  Some students, though hard to believe, work hard to manipulate teachers by shifting the accountability off of themselves and on to any and every -one else.  The people-pleaser must know when to draw the line and refocus their attentions on someone or something more receptive.

Of course, the other extreme is the unmoving, unflexible, rigid teacher who never strays from the appointed lesson to reach anyone other than those most mainstream students.  While their discipline is rarely compromised, their students are also rarely impacted in a lasting way.  Compromise in the classroom is not always a bad thing but the teacher must have the ultimate control as to where the lesson goes or their objective in teaching students will remain unmet.