Let's make discussion as a bridge

A journal entitled Developing Higher Order Thinking Skills and Team Commitment via Group Problem Solving: A Bridge to the Real World by Phawani Vijayaratnam  explore about the effectiveness of group problem solving in developing students’ higher order thinking, problem solving and team skills.
I learn that classroom nowadays is not only giving students materials in academic but also having much relevance to the real world for preparing their future. One of the ways is  providing students opportunities to harness the power of group discussion in order to practice problem solving techniques and develop thinking skills while working in team environments. Work in group actually helps students to clarify their understandings, negotiate meaning and co-construct new knowledge with such discussions having the potential to transform students’ thinking. In addition, it also can test their abilities and strategies associated to planning, guiding, monitoring and evaluating team member’s contribution. So that, as a future teacher I can implied this group discussion in my future class to improve interpersonal skills of my students and develop their thinking to be more critical in the way for preparing them in real world.