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.
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