Drinks and food are NOT allowed in the classroom. This course in American history is taught using the principles of Cooperative Learning. This means that the traditional models of learning with which you are most familiar and most experienced, individualized and competitive learning, are de-emphasized, though not discarded. It values different things, it has some different goals, and it utilizes different procedures. Learning is influenced by the context and activity in which it is embedded.
Learners are diverse, they bring multiple perspectives to the subject.
Learning is inherently social. CL Goals Student involvement in their own education. Firmer grasp, better understanding, and deeper appreciation of the subject matter. In practice, CL demands a reconfigured classroom and classroom procedures. Most class time is devoted to small group discussion.