They also need to network more. Pupils must also learn to work in cooperative settings. Such settings develop attitudes of participation and involvement. They promote initiative, self-confidence without selfishness and social integration. For teachers, teamwork has proved to be a significant ingredient in improving their knowledge base and the quality of instruction.
Teachers have a tendency to work in isolation in their classrooms.
In many instances, they are reluctant to talk with colleagues about their problems and failures. However, problems cannot be solved if they are not worked on. Networking with other teachers or staff, whether in the same school or elsewhere, will give them opportunities to discuss and arrive at better solutions and innovative strategies. For schools, cooperation with other schools and organisations is a way of enlarging the range of exchanges on a number of subjects and practices. In the European Union, this has been at the core of the European programme on education, the Socrates programme.