Training increases cross-cultural understanding. It is the most important investment in an effective teaching force. It is no good to hire and not to train. One must constantly be looking at how we can improve the teaching in the school. You've had extensive experience as a team teacher and team leader.
Teaching is one of the few occupations in which one basically works alone.
When we put another adult in the room, there is a different kind of interaction. There's cooperation and collaboration. We talk about cooperative learning with students, and we need to model that. Each teacher at Bowling Green is in a collaborative work group. These people work as a team and get better ideas, a feeling of camaraderie, and a lift in spirit by working together.