Comments on: Co-teaching Is About OUR Kids http://www.middleweb.com/3735/co-teaching-is-about-our-kids/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=co-teaching-is-about-our-kids All About the Middle Grades Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:19:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Elizabeth Stein http://www.middleweb.com/3735/co-teaching-is-about-our-kids/#comment-605 Elizabeth Stein Tue, 23 Oct 2012 01:34:49 +0000 http://www.middleweb.com/?p=3735#comment-605 Laurie, it’s so true…the necessity for compromise is a necessity for co-teaching to work. But just as your example demonstrates, sometimes a compromise doesn’t find its way into some co-teaching relationships.
So now the question becomes–what do teachers do about that?
If it’s ignored, then there is friction–which will no doubt adversely affect the learning environment. If one co-teacher is the one who always bends toward the other’s decisions, he or she will eventually feel devalued and passive toward his or her role as a teacher.

Perhaps the answer comes down to a few words: flexibility, communication, determination, and respect–hmmm…

So here’s a question for our readers:
How do we make sure compromise is alive and well in our co-teaching relationships?

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