Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Extra Credit: "Creating Democratic Schools"

Today, many teachers do not work together collaboratively. Often times teachers spend time shut in their rooms, away from everyone else who works at the school. Lesson plans are designed alone and much of the work of the teacher is taken home. This is an unfortunate trend. If teachers could learn to work together, they would become a more effective force.

This article discussed the reasons why it is more effective when teachers work together. Working with other teachers helps newer teachers in developing their lessons. In addition, teachers can learn from each other and grow, thereby helping the students. Teachers need to spend time at the school working together instead of taking their work home. This will take more time, but the benefits are worth it.

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