From the students' work on homework assignments, Frank knew they understood the concept of plotting coordinates. But some of them obviously had not cared to follow through in class. Allowing students to work in groups was a technique Frank remembered from graduate courses in education. It was supposed to be a fun way to teach teamwork, a method for inspiring less motivated students. What it had become with this class, Frank realized, was an invitation to goof off.
Jerks pair up with jerks.
Frank pulled another paper from the stack. It was a perfect paper, so far the only one he had read. Frank remembered that Michael, the freckle-faced redhead who had drawn it, had worked alone. Pairing doesn't work. Pairing doesn't work.