Team teaching offers planning advantages but carries risks of interpersonal friction and domination by a dogmatic team member¶

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q1 i? The essay argues team teaching lets teachers learn from other professionals in planning, but teachers who fail to get along face a long school year and a dogmatic person may dominate discussions. → Ediger 1995

Evidence¶

Ediger 1995¶

Ediger, Marlow. (1995). To Every Action There Is an Opposite and Equal Reaction: An Essay on Teaching. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED386319

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The essay lists pros of team teaching, including that "teachers do not work in isolation but learn from other professionals in planning the curriculum". The stated cons are interpersonal: failure to get along and a dogmatic person dominating discussion.

"teachers do not work in isolation but learn from other professionals in planning the curriculum for a given set of learners."

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