The importance to the individual of collaborating within a group. And the
importance to the group in recognizing, and nurturing, the individual.
From:
"Amy Chua Is a Wimp"
By DAVID BROOKS
Published: January 17, 2011
NYT
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/opinion/18brooks.html?nl=todaysheadlines&…
mc=tha212
"Most people work in groups. We do this because groups are much more
efficient at solving problems than individuals (swimmers are often motivated
to have their best times as part of relay teams, not in individual events).
Moreover, the performance of a group does not correlate well with the
average I.Q. of the group or even with the I.Q.'s of the smartest members.
"Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Carnegie
Mellon have found that groups have a high collective intelligence when
members of a group are good at reading each others' emotions when they
take turns speaking, when the inputs from each member are managed fluidly,
when they detect each others' inclinations and strengths.
"Participating in a well-functioning group is really hard. It requires the
ability to trust people outside your kinship circle, read intonations and
moods, understand how the psychological pieces each person brings to the
room can and cannot fit together."
This also presents to how "home schooling" can produce the
socially-challenged.
Be healthy,
Marc Riddell