26 Oct
At MIT, a new focus on generating ‘people’ skills – The Boston Globe
Posted in Projects, Student Behavior on 26.10.09

via www.boston.com
"Business leaders complain that many of today’s engineering graduates, trained as abstract thinkers, have too little grounding in the actual practice of working with others to deliver innovative products amid time and budget constraints."
Teachers of gifted and academically advanced students know the importance of teaching students to work together in groups, particularly those students who prefer to do all of their work alone.