Yup, suppport your son.

And if the other child's mother made you feel pressured then you can really understand your son's concerns regarding similar dynamics w/ that friend. Right???

Anonymous wrote:What do you think? Encourage him to do it with his friend or just let him do by himself?

There are going to be enough forced group projects that you really don't need to worry about him taking the opportunity to do the occasional one on his own.

If he has a choice, then let him decide. There will be plenty of forced group projects throughout the years for him to partake in don't worry.

I hated group projects throughout my academic career.

Hated them.

Nobody ever pulled their weight.

Your answer was silly. People don't work with their friends, but with their colleagues. We have a separate word because they are separate ideas.

If your child thinks the friendship would be harmed by the project, then he is wise to opt out of a joint venture.

He can learn cooperation when the stakes are lower and he doesn't have prior knowledge that there might be personality trouble.

Your kid knows something it usually takes people years to learn, groups make projects harder. Let him make his own choice. You can give advice, but let him choose.

Anonymous wrote:i agree with your son. Sounds like he has a well thought out justification for why he wants to work alone. If that is an option offered by the teacher then I'd let it be.

I don't think her son needs to learn it now, but one of the main gripes employers have (as represented in surveys given by universities seeking to find what employers are looking for) about recent college graduates is that they do not know how to work in teams or to do collaborative work. So, yes, it is a skill he needs to learn.

On own.. usually one person ends up taking the bulk of the work.