Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Student refuses to work in collaboration with others I currently have a student in a self-contained, middle grade classroom, with intellectual disabilities. This student is extremely independent and does not like to receive help but frequently does not get the correct answers on her own. Whenever I pair her with a partner or a small group, she will not engage with the other students. I would like to find a way of encouraging this student to collaborate more in the classroom. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I don't think forcing interaction is going to help this student at all. I think that allowing this student to work on her own and collaborating when she wants to would help, but in regards to her not getting the right answers you can work with her one on one to help her understand the topic and work on it. If she doesn't want to work with other students, don't make her because it isn't going to help anyone. Remain patient and if she doesn't want your help you can give her a physical copy of the lesson or how to do something and see if this will help her work.