▶ Your Answer : Nowadays, the importance of collaboration is gradually emphasized in life. Some people might argue that it is more efficient for students to perform work alone than doing together. Contrary to popular belief, I believe that when teachers assign projects on which students must work together, the students learn much more effectively than when they are asked to work alone on projects for two reasons which I will explore in the following essay. First and foremost, students can complement each other when they work together. It is undeniable fact that teenagers are not mature enough to do work without helping. Also, students tend to get interested in specific areas and explore them. Therefore, if they gather to do work, they can ask what they do not know to group members. By doing so, each members can replenish one's lack of knowledge, which plays a significant role in improving work efficiency. When I was in fifth grade, My teacher let us do a task with five members. We had to search for Korean traditional foods but I had no ideas about that topic. Fortunately, one of my group members named Juna was well-informed about it. He said that there were a lot of traditional foods such as Kimchi, Boolgogi, bibimbap and so on. Thanks to him, we were able to finish the homework effectively and became to know more about that. If I had worked alone, I would have struggled to research about that. This implies that working together can allow students to make up each other's knowledge thus they can learn more effectively. In addition, students can get a sense of responsibility by doing projects together. This is attributed to the fact that working with other members requires a lot of obligations such as managing their schedules wisely, cooperating with others, playing his part well and so on, which enables students to learn how to work together easily and effectively. My youngest brother used to be lazy and selfish when he was young. He changed little by little after he started performing a task with his class mates. He realized that his laziness could negatively affect group members by delaying every step to do a project. Also, he became punctual, played his part well and even encouraged other members who seemed to be goofing around. In short, he learned a hard way to be punctual and responsible to avoid unnecessary hardship. This shows that collaborating with others by performing a task is significant to learn rapidly. In conclusion, I somewhat agree with the idea that working alone can contribute to saving time since there are no one to interfere. However, the importance of collaboration cannot be underestimated for sucess in life. As i mentioned above, I firmly believe that there are many advantages to work together. |