It is easy to find pockets of excellence but difficult to find systems of excellence. Significant strides in teaching and learning for all students and teachers are not possible unless a systemic approach to staff development is taken.
Staff development takes into account the contexts of teaching and the experiences of teachers.
Staff development provides for informed dissent. Staff development puts classroom practice in the larger contexts of the organization. Staff development attempts to prepare educators to employ an experimental attitude in the pursuit of knowledge. Staff development ensures bureaucratic restraint and a balance of interests of individuals and the organization.