The respect appears to go both ways. I still feel we could ask for advice or a reference and they'd give it. Professors Monfort, Buchholtz, Herhusky, David Winzenz, and Tricia Sweet do work hard. They are often present for each other's class sessions in order to know what's been covered that period so they can connect it with their own material, and they are constantly seeking new ways to make their assignments more relevant. Their regular interchange is made somewhat easier by the fact that all GST classes take place in room 128, but most of the faculty have other classes to teach in addition to their GST load.
Teachers do occasionally burn out and quit.
The teachers who want to stay also have to be willing to beef up their areas of expertise. What seems evident to anyone who spends more than an hour or two in room 128 is how well the system works as a whole. Serious inquiry may be taking place, but there's also laughter and plenty of time for questions and answers. As a result, faculty spend less time lecturing and more time involving their students in discussion, demonstrations, simulations, and performances. A fat binder full of excellent student work sits on one of the several shelves in 128, proof that quality needn't suffer when students and teachers work more interactively.