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First, a simple comment:  I have taught outside my discipline.  That's why I was used as an auxiliary sub early in my career.  I would arrive at the same school every day and be told at that time what subject I would be teaching, depending on who was absent.  So, I;ve taught not only science and math, but also English, history, gym, cooking, and a couple of languages.  I'm not saying that I could do a whole year, but by asking the kids to teach me subjects that I didn't know, I could keep them engaged in the material.  I made them the teachers in some cases.

Okay, now to the heart of what I took away from this morning's activity:  If we look at each subject as being based on "inquiry," then all subjects have something in common -- and none of us should feel threatened by any other subject or jealous of our "turf."  It also opens lots of doors to enable interdiscipinary collaboration among a number of different subjects.

It also gives us a new (or another) way of teaching our own courses.  Using this idea is going to make for an interesting opening for the year.