Teamwork in Education: An Argumentative Essay on its Importance

This argumentative essay analyzes the importance of teamwork in a student's life, emphasizing its role in building relationships, fostering effective communication, and achieving common goals. It discusses essential skills such as communication, time management, and problem-solving, highlighting how these skills prepare students for educational and professional environments. The essay also addresses opposing arguments, acknowledging potential challenges and limitations of teamwork, such as disagreements and difficulties in assessing individual contributions. Ultimately, the essay concludes that teamwork, while complex, is crucial for developing well-rounded individuals who can collaborate effectively and contribute positively to group efforts, provided that mutual understanding and a shared mindset are fostered.

Argumentative Essay

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................3
The importance of team work in a student’s life.........................................................................3
An explanation of team work and skills aspects in a student life ..............................................4
An opposing argument against the topic ....................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERNCES:..................................................................................................................................7
Books and Journals:....................................................................................................................7
Online..........................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
The aim of this essay is to analyse the importance of teamwork in a student's life.
Teamwork is essential in day to day life as it involves building relations, coordination and
effective communication with others. At both, educational and professional level, team work id
necessary to carry out work ion order to achieve single goal for all. It is a kind of skill which
required to be have in every individual at work place. There are many consequences faced while
working in team but it could be overcome through effective practices and adopting key skills.
Therefore, with the help of this essay, there will be an argumentative discussion on teamwork.
MAIN BODY
TASK
The importance of team work in a student’s life
Team work is known as an ability to work in a group of more than two people who share
common goals and objectives. Working with different individuals on a selected target require
many skills such as communication, time management, problem solving and much more. All
these skills are vital for students to explore their surrounding and get to understand about others
behaviour, skills and perception of working. It helps in students development to achieve success
in life. It teaches all the discussed skills by gaining experience in working with together efforts.
Working collaboratively is another name of team work. A student have to face many events and
working culture at both educational and professional level. Therefore, team working skills
prepare students to understand how to deal with critical situations, talk with confidentiality,
provide appropriate solution to problems and listen to others(Fathi, Ghobakhloo, and Syberfeldt,
2019). A good and effective team is built up of all these traits in individuals otherwise, situation
of conflicts and disputes may rise which disturbs the whole track of success. It is vital to improve
inner confidence as student get to meet new people and personality which taught various
experiences and new ideas. An individual could open up within team and try to improve
communication skills by practising. This will result In gaining self confidence and motivation
for achieving long term professional goals. The skills are helpful in group work which mould the
behaviour and capabilities of individual as per the given project, task or situation. Therefore,
skills are essential part of team work which could develop by born or by taking personal
experience (Mossman,and Cronin, 2019). As it Is significant to achieve team targets and

enhance overall development of team members. A student require all these skills to submit their
projects effectively by clearing the topic and tasks with each member and implement this
experience at their professional level. Therefore, team work is pervasive at all levels where an
individual have to face different kinds and personality of human nature and it would be analysed
through forming good relations and dividing work as per their own specialisation.
An explanation of team work and skills aspects in a student life
Team working skills are required by a student at every step of life. It is important for a
person to have ability to work effectively in team. There is need of various aspects that help to
develop team working skills of an individual(Samani and Rahmadian, 2017) In the life of student
there are various changes that take place. The student that communicates well and has ability to
coordinate with others is able to overcome the challenges effectively. It is vital to note that
effective communication plays a prominent role in development of the student. The person that is
able to communicate effectively is good at developing relationship with others. Another
important aspect that is required by a person to work effectively in team is related to being a
good listener. The student must listen to other members in team and then take suitable actions to
manage the work. For example, when there is any group activity given to the student. The person
needs to listen to other members and know about their skills and strong areas. After that they are
able to distribute the responsibilities and work together. So communicating as well as listening
skills both play a vital role in working effectively as a team (Ko and Kim, 2017). To achieve the
goals and objectives the team members have to manage time. There is always a deadline that is
given to the students for the group project and that is the final deadline. The team members set
their own time lines and short term objectives that facilitate them to complete the overall work in
time. It is seen that with the help of time management skills the work that is assigned to the
students is completed within time. Problem skills plays an important role in working in team. It
is analysed that by solving those problems the student is able to manage the work of team in an
effective manner. There are numerous conflicts that occur while doing the work in team. The
student must have ability to solve the problem by analysing the situation. Due to problem the
students are unable to achieve the desired goals and objectives. There is need of good
interpersonal skills in order to achieve the desired goals of team work (Fiore and et.al., 2017) . It
is examined that to work in team it is necessary to develop relations with the other members. If

the group members have good interpersonal skills and that lead to good relations among them. It
facilitates the coordination among all the members and they are able to achieve goals and
objectives. There is need of critical thinking skills so as to analyse each and every point
effectively. The person that has ability to thinking from different perspectives is able to use
differentiated idea. The group is able to take effective decision that are creative in nature. All
these aspects are important for a student to work in team. As well as will help them to do the job
and work in organization effectively.
An opposing argument against the topic
It has analysed that team work is highly required for an individual to cope up at
educational as well as professional level. It is believed that, the solution of every challenging
task or critical situation is team work. As it is fact that teams are meant to provide creative an
innovative solution of work within less time to get complete. An effective team is so worth at
professional level which increase business value an potential to fight with risks and challenges.
A well maintained team members and the task carried out by them is significance for achieving
goals and objectives ( Jeong, and Chiu, 2020). But it is not easy to build team working skills
and influence it on other individuals. People have their own personality, judgements and
perception which makes impact on leaders decision and expectation to complete a task within
set paths and instructions (Why Teams Don’t Work, 2009). There may create some situation of
disagreement when team members are not satisfied with the opinion and leaders oppose them to
take risks and work as per instructions. This affects the team and its potential which breaks the
rule of giving respect to others opinion. It is not necessary that every team members have same
nature and opinion about something. it is rarely or luckily seen that, there is much harmony and
concern towards others. Therefore, team work not always prove to be effective and demands for
individual efforts. In addition to this argument, it is also believed that analysing individual
performance is also difficult to check anonymous efforts. These de regularisation of performance
check may looses team motivation and disturbs their motive to keep stuck to the path. Teams are
meant to be remain in some boundaries and limitation up to the extent of their knowledge as
leaders are suppose to target each and every one as per their indifferent behaviours (Merrick,
2018). Therefore, it has analysed that ineffective skills for team work may create hurdles In
working at job role. Also, sometimes it could be the reason for employee termination. For that
instance, a student when look to set aims for being a leader and encourage group work, they have

to deal with multiple situation and must have aids to influence and initiate with own role and
encourage relations, team value and togetherness.
CONCLUSION
The report has concluded that, skills are helpful in order to promote group work. As
teamwork is necessary to work among different individual who have kinds of responsibilities but
similar goals to achieve. The essay shows benefit and importance of team work and skills which
are essential to be good team leaders and remain concern about others opinions and values. A
good teams created with high motivation, understanding and coordination which is necessary
subsequent the changes and avoid conflicts. Therefore, this essay has presented some of
arguments related to team working as it is quite complex and inbound procedure which require
mutual understanding and same level of mindset.

REFERNCES:
Books and Journals:
Samani, M. and Rahmadian, R., 2017. Instructional model to improve problem solving,
creativity and team working skills for TVET student teachers. In Regionalization and
Harmonization in TVET (pp. 199-202). Routledge.
Ko, E. and Kim, H.Y., 2017. Effects of simulation-based education combined team-based
learning on self-directed learning, communication skills, nursing performance
confidence and team efficacy in nursing students. Journal of Korean Academy of
Fundamentals of Nursing, 24(1), pp.39-50.
Fiore and et.al., 2017. Processes in complex team problem-solving: parsing and defining the
theoretical problem space. In Macrocognition in teams (pp. 143-163). CRC Press.
Fathi, M., Ghobakhloo, M. and Syberfeldt, A., 2019. An Interpretive Structural Modeling of
teamwork training in higher education. Education Sciences, 9(1), p.16.
Mossman, G.J. and Cronin, L.D., 2019. Life skills development and enjoyment in youth soccer:
The importance of parental behaviours. Journal of sports sciences, 37(8), pp.850-856.
Jeong, A. and Chiu, M.M., 2020. Production blocking in brainstorming arguments in online
group debates and asynchronous threaded discussions. Educational Technology
Research and Development, 68(6), pp.3097-3114.
Merrick, K., 2018. Upfront: Closing arguments: The case that changed me. LSJ: Law Society of
NSW Journal, (46), p.66.
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Why Teams Don’t Work, 2009. [online] Available through: <https://hbr.org/2009/05/why-teams-
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