Meet Me in the Middle Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Meet Me in the Middle talks about the benefits of teaming for teachers and students. One of the benefits of teaming for students that is argued in this chapter is that teachers have more of an opportunity to make changes and individualized plans for students. This individualized attention for each student provides all students the opportunity to learn and to grow. Another benefit for students is that subjects can be integrated. Skills and subjects in the real world are not separate from each other. I believe that a major objective of education is to provide students with the skills to be successful throughout their life. A great way to do this is to ensure that teachers are implementing subject integration within their teams. On the other hand, a major benefit of teaming for teachers is that it allows them to set core values. Core values allows teachers to guide all decision making and chances that need to be made that will benefit students. It also allows teachers to promote a sense of community by celebrating team achievement and progress throughout the year. In addition, teaming allows teachers the opportunity to meet on a regular basis. As the chapter mentions it is important to have a planned subject to to discuss at each meeting, so time is used in a productive manner. I strongly believe that teaming provides teachers with opportunities to improve what they are teaching to students, and to learn more about their colleagues and their students.