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College and university students are often asked to do group work. Many complain that this is not fair, but teachers feel that it is very important for people to learn to work in a group. Is group work a waste of student’s time?

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Group
 working is probably a discussed topic
between
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among
 students and teachers in colleges and universities. While many students complain
this
 is a waste of their
time
, I would argue that
group
work
 plays an important role that would help not only for learning in schools but
also
 for working later. Some reasons below will support my view.
Firstly
, working in a
group
 at school will help students in solving a big subject in which acquiring many aspects of a problem.
For example
, the teacher gives out a presentation project about “Environment pollutions and Solutions in developing countries”, one student is hard to cover all aspects
from
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of
 collecting data, wording for a present and presenting in front of
class
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the class
 within a short
time
.
This
 can only be solved in a
group
 where each attendant in charge of one aspect.
Secondly
,
group
 working will creates a
teamwork skill
Accept comma addition
teamwork, skill
 that stands as a must-have skill in working. Many companies have to open soft-skill courses that training their
employee
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employees
 for working skills, especially teamwork skills. Since building a project involve many departments, if an individual does not have the ability to
work
 or contact smoothly with others, the project should not finish on
time
.
Last
 but not least,
group
 working
also
 motives shy students to join with others in the class. I myself was hard to stand in front of a crowd in expressing something. After joining in AIT presentation skill class and working in a
group
, it helps me much confidence in my job when I have to interpret my
work
 with my colleagues. In conclusion, while many students complain about wasting the
time
 of
group
 working, I do agree with the teacher’s notion that it is very important for people to learn to
work
 in a
group
.
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