Collaboration can be extremely engaging for students, but I have met many students who hate group work. This is because they did not have good experiences working in groups. The groups were probably not set up well. They may have had problems that were closed, or students may not have been taught how to listen, be respectful, and have an open mind. But for the vast majority of students, subjects come alive when they are discussed and when students think about the different ways problems may be approached, why their ideas work, and how they are being used.
