Author Malcom Gladwell spoke recently on a topic I thought was interesting. He weighed the importance of producing one super-genius to solve problems, versus having a set of folks working together to solve a problem. His analysis suggests that for so-called “modern problems” that it is better to have people working together. 13 smart people outweigh the one genius.

Watch the video here.

What I got out of it is this: how important collaborative relationships are, and solving problems together is, in schools. Students need the support of one another to solve problems.

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