Chapter 11: Teaming

This chapter discusses important aspects to teams that teach young adolescents however I could not get past one line in the core values section. In a bulleted list of a school teams core values the very first one stated: All students belong to all of us” (pg 139). I think that is a major part of what is wrong with the education system, teachers and administrators too often think with a “me first” mentality. The teachers should think about what is best for the students. It should read “we belong to all students”. It is way too easy and common place now to only worry about what affects you, but as teachers we need to be able to put ourselves away and really focus on what the students need.