Introverts And School

Are Schools Neglecting Introverts?

Steve Mazie | December 19, 2015

In a widely read article this fall at The Atlantic, Michael Godsey laments the “focus on group work and collaboration” currently in vogue in public schools. By increasingly pushing students to work together, schools are “neglecting the needs of students who work better in quiet settings,” he argues. They are, the title proposes, “overlooking introverts.”

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<more at http://bigthink.com/praxis/are-schools-neglecting-introverts; related links: http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/09/introverts-at-school-overlook/407467/ (When Schools Overlook Introverts. As the focus on group work and collaboration increases, classrooms are neglecting the needs of students who work better in quiet settings. September 29, 2015) and http://introvertzone.com/the-introvert-in-high-school (The introvert in high school. February 25, 2010)>