While I see great benefits to co-teaching, I also see potential for a disaster. In order for co-teaching to be effective, there needs to be excellent communication and planning between the two teachers. Sadly, one of the biggest problems between co-workers is a breakdown in communication, which can lead to failure of the co-teaching concept. Teachers must be chosen carefully to work together as a team; they need to have similar work ethics and be willing to give 100%, they must both have the same end goal in mind for the students, and they must both be flexible in allowing the other teacher to teach. They must compliment each other's teaching style, rather than contradict each other.
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