Teaches students work habits and social skills, which are equally important to the school's academic material. Additionally, allowing students to make choices in their learning will show them that learning can be fun when you enjoy what you are learning. This provides students with the ability to learn in ways they find comfortable, rewarding and interesting. It also gives them the power to control their own learning process instead of having an authority figure who expects them to always learn in ways that are not pleasant for the student. Every student is different and learns differently. Providing academic choices allows students of all developmental levels to find a more effective way of learning for themselves. Cooperative learning groups will also encourage positive interdependence among students, help students work on face-to-face contact, help students work on individual and group responsibility, interpersonal and small group skills, and processing group. Therefore, students learn to work both with others and individually, two important skills that students must learn during their stay
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