September 2024
“Anchored in the freedom to pursue their pathway through college and the widely shared view of college as a private good, most students—under the guidance of faculty, staff, and parents—view individual achievement as the cornerstone of the undergraduate experience. . . . [But] positioning individual learning as the cornerstone of a college education falls far short of educating students not only to thrive in their personal lives but also to thrive and contribute in their workplace and public lives.”
Employers love collaborators. Communities needs collaborators. Democracy requires collaboration.
Students hate collaboration.
And faculty feel . . . well .
I teach at a college for working adults. Most of our students work at least one job and have many
It’s no wonder employers highly value college grads that are already good team players (Finley, 2021), not only because the
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