Use a variety of teaching strategies in your classroom. Don't get discouraged if a structure and activity do not work well one day. You must be the guide on the side. You cannot sit down and grade papers,read a book etc. Cooperative learning is for everyone.
Some students choose to work alone.
It's a privilege to work together, a right to work alone. Some students will need TIME out from group activities. Return to the Table of Contents Resources Bellanca, J., and Fogarty, R. 1991. Blueprints For Thinking In the Cooperative Classroom. Fogarty, R. 1990.