Blog Post #3

            This read was really interesting and very engaging, I really enjoyed the fact that they used “Thou Shalt” to convey the message that what they are trying to accomplish. Well, what is the author trying to accomplish? The author is making the attempt to explain the rationale for implementing co-teaching at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of education. By skimming through the other article, if I was a student, I would prefer some sort of co-teaching instruction rather than “one teach, one support” or “parallel teaching”. These methods to me, while they have their benefits, also have their disadvantages which I don’t believe outweigh the pros. An interactive teaching model shared between two or more people, who explicitly know what their defined roles are for the course material, would be much more worthwhile then having a professor or teacher become mundane, boring, and/or just really bad at disseminating information. When this happens, for me, I believe that the true goal of education is mired in beaurocracy and failed pedagogical underpinnings that have been established for years which only do more harm than good. Which is why this article is a breath of fresh air as it elucidates to other, more effective and pertinent notions of education and teaching which takes into account not only the students but the way in which you, as an instructor conduct yourself. One thing that the author pointed out about co-teaching which I found to be one of those “well, of course” moments was when Leavitt writes, “you have everyone pulling in different directions, and you need to keep a coherence in the course.” detailing the urgency of having to meet with other colleagues to discuss and reflect on the progress that the class had made overall. Also, allowing students to speak openly seems like a common sense, a lot of this I felt like was common sense. To see a honest change in your students, you must honestly change and reevaluate your behavior towards teaching, which means being open to new ideas like co-teaching.