More benefits to learning in groups

As I have been blogging about learning in groups socially is a very helpful in many ways. One way I haven't talked about though is how it helps improve students group skills. When learning socially you get the chance to work with tons of other people from a broad range of backgrounds. Learning from them and them learning from you. Getting your hands dirty in my eyes is really the best way to get the most out of what you are trying to learn rather then just having your head shoved in a book.