Having integrity in your relationships with others is almost always the easiest thing to do in the long run and in a cooperative relationship it is the easiest thing to do in the short run as well. Caring about others. This results from being able to take the other's perspective and see at least some of what they are seeing. Compassion tends to result from cooperative efforts as members work together . As students work cooperatively, they develop these civic values.
Teachers can encourage and reinforce civic values as students work together.
Encourage group processing during and at the end of cooperative projects. Students should examine how well they are interacting with each other and how they could work together better. Cooperative skills and civic values are identified and talked about. Teachers can enter groups in which members demonstrated civic values, give feedback, and encourage further use of the values. This helps students focus on outcomes other than achievement.