17. Some people think that a persons improve their intellectual skills more when doing a group activity. To what extend do you agree.
As we all know, it is a long journey for a person to become a scholar. Some people believe that
team
work
will boost individual cognitive capacity. However
, I agree with them under certain conditions. The essay will discuss my agreement with this
view and also
list my opinion against it.
To begin
with, it is a truth that team
work
will encourage the growth
of cognitive intelligence and wisdom as long as all members are willing to cooperate together. If a team
consists of all members with attitudes of willing to learn together, it will enhance their individual knowledge growth
. There is a Chinese saying, " In a group of people with more than three individuals, there is always a teacher among them." During team
work
, members will contribute the team
in terms of their various educational backgrounds, personal experiences and individual ideas. People may learn new concepts during team
work
, which may not be learned from books or limited personal experience. Therefore
, people have opportunities to practice their cognitive skills, such
as logical thinking skills, expressing skills and summarizing skills, so that they become smarter via team
activity.
On the contrast, in some certain situations, team
work
may diminish the opportunities for the members' cognitive improvement. For instance
, it is a tough task for team
members who work
together with opposite views in religions or politics. Therefore
, in this
condition, team
work
may create conflict and it is a challenging task for each member to reach the same agreement. This
will distort participants' thought rather than helping them to obtain knowledge. In this
condition, team
work
might affect the participants' intelligence growth
.
In conclusion, team
activity may not always contribute to the growth
of team
member's cognitive skills. Whether team
work
will enhance the growth
of an individual's intelligence will depend on many aspects of team
members, such
as personal values, religion and attitude as well. I personally agree that the majority of team
work
will help the participants to obtain knowledge and become wiser.Submitted by busybee1693 on
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