Teachers need to learn from each other from "summary" of The Teaching Gap by James W. Stigler,James Hiebert
One key idea that emerges from our study is the importance of teachers learning from one another. We found that the most successful teaching practices were often hidden away in individual classrooms, known only to the teacher who had developed them. These teachers had often spent years refining their methods through trial and error, yet their expertise was rarely shared or recognized by their colleagues. In fact, we observed that teachers tended to work in isolation, with little opportunity to observe and learn from each other. This lack of interaction meant that innovative pra...
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