Staring at my cousin studying with his classmates by discussing, I felt envious. I did not have many opportunity to learn about new concept by dicussing freely in my class. My father's generation was even worse: he said all he did was memorizing antique concept and wide-ranging studies. This is why I want to recommend studying or working in a group rather than doing alone. It is simply much more effective way to get a productive result and appropriate method to have an open-minded perspective.
First off, groups engender much more effective result. The word "effective" in this essay is not just about quatity, but about quality. To be more specific, the amount of imformation s/he acquires is not a big deal in this world with overflowing information. The important thing is how well s/he learns from a limited time. Every kind of creative and remarkable thought justs pop up by representing one's own idea, sharing with others, and discussing in a group.
Moreover, studying or working alone might end up with a bigotry. I mean it might infuse a narrow, fixed mind into people's mind. I was pretty pride of myself when it comes to math. Misunderstanding a reality, I though my calculation was the best one compared to other friends. However, after looking at my friend's note, I figured out I was just a small frog in a well. My world was too small because I built up a boundary around myself and eventually was confined in a fixed idea. It is definitely true that I could come up with better idea or find more creative though by sharing and cooperating with others.
The phrase saying "two is better that one" became a cliche becuase it is too obvious. However, some people are neglecting a substantial advantage of doing together by unreasonable excuses: they argue time efficiency is much more important in terms of productivity. They even maintain that doing with others is time wasting. However, this excuse only works when a person is the wisest one in the world who do not need no help at all. As you know, there is no such person now and forever. |