What is your takeaway from the book /The Courage to Teach/?

Collaborative learning is not part of the teacher's job description.  Grading papers, clearly organized lesson plans, and lucid, engaging lessons are. In reading this book, I am reminded of the gift the other teachers in our buildings offer.  Our Latin and Spanish teachers are both beloved and very different in their teaching styles.  In two years, I haven't once visited their classrooms during class.  Because of this book, I shall pursue a schedule where I regularly visit each of their classes, to improve my Spanish and to learn the base of the language I teach.  Perhaps most importantly, I hope to cultivate a community among us.