The research is overwhelming. Group intelligence is higher than the smartest person in the group and the highest performing groups/teams are those that share a key characteristic: psychological safety and support. Imagine, then, if support, kindness and generosity were at the center of a pedagogy in which the key instruction to students organized into permanent, semester-long teams is to find every possible way to support the other members of their team . . . .
Fridman Lea W.1, Tila Dorina1, Haas Amy1, Zipper Tauba2, Neuhold Petra3, Mendel Iris4 and Dmitry Y. Brogun1
1 Kingsborough Community College, City University of New York 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11235- 2398,
2 Medgar Evers College, City University of New York, 1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11225.
3Institute of Urban Diversity Education, University College of Teacher Education Vienna (Pädagogische Hochschule Wien), Grenzackerstraße 18, 1100 Vienna, Austria.
4Institute of Education Research and Teacher Education, University of Graz, Elisabethstraße 41/1, 8010 Graz, Austria.
