As mentioned in communication, collaboration is essential to learning and progress. I would argue no achievement in the human species came about by the efforts of an individual. From the pyramids to the atomic bomb, each effort was one of collaboration between groups of differing skill-sets and learning styles. We truly are a species that is a sum of its parts. Individualism nurtures the collaborative effort by allowing conflicting, differing, and similar viewpoints into one goal. All individuals are capable of scrutinizing ideas and concepts while reaching consensus and compromise toward the general goal.

For students, collaboration can bring about unique ideas and projects and, in turn, establish a strong classroom community through a sense of collective achievement. If the group of individuals are invested in the classroom and the learning great things develop and the tools honed and perfected will allow each student to focus on leadership in society upon completion of school.