Most professional development, the teachers are coming in one day, a Friday afternoon and telling teachers how to teach, but we don't know who they are. We don't know where they come from. And so it's really important that we have that class. So it's important that they see that, that they make that connection. Because it opens the door to teaching.
Teaching traditionally is something that's done in isolation.
Some of it is good, some of it is bad. And so by opening those doors, you're really forced to be on your toes, to be more reflective of your practice, because others are watching and that's something that hasn't been done in the past with teaching and that's very critical. I think I'm still trying to gain their trust. This is my first year here even though it's the second year in the project. One of the obstacles that I have to face is I'm working with teachers that have been in the business much longer than I have.