Viewing the link Integrated Final Projects, relate to the project TEAMS by linking one subject topic to all areas of learning such as: Science, Math, Language Arts, History, etc. In other words teaching all areas at the same time or tying every subject together. In order to teach in this manner it is necessary for the teacher to do more preparation for each lesson than if he/she were to only teach one single subject. Also during class it seams that it would be mostly baby sitting so to say. Just as mentioned by Bereiter in Roblyer's reading Roblyer: Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 2nd ed., Chapter 3, all students learn in different ways. I feel that the project TEAMS has its place, but for only certain students. I myself would not like this format of learning. If it was used as a class of students rather than the entire school, I think it would be great. But don't make me judge which students this will work for and not work for.
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I kind of get what you are saying about "babysitting" but I don't think that it is necessarily true. If TEAMS is babysitting then any group project is babysitting. Just because the teacher is monitoring the activity and not necessarily teaching the activity does not make it babysitting.
Not to attack your personal opinion, but I think that one of the strengths of the TEAMS model is that it better allows students with all interests and learning preferences opportunities to excel. The various activities in the "rotations" can access the different learning styles, and I think that the rotations also keep kids interested and engaged, which enhances learning as well.
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