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!) Electronics and a reward system are both great ideas. However, there could be a much more simple resolution. I currently teach an autistic student that refuses to work in groups. One day, without reason in conversation, I asked him who his friend was in class. He told me who his friend was. The next time I assigned group work, I grouped him with his friend. They both worked eagerly and were very successful on the assignment. Since then, they have worked together on each partner assignment and I have never had any other problems.