Students learn to work together and motivate each other. In most jobs, this is a required skill. They learn positive interdependence when everyone has to do their part in order to be successful. They are all held accountable for their part and must reflect and assess what worked and what didn't work in specific projects. Structured cooperative learning also teaches them the social skills employers want by interacting face to face and providing all their attention. In the workforce, the boss doesn't tell an employee to "go clean". They give them specific rooms or areas to clean. This also goes for working in a restaurant, school and pretty much everywhere. This is something learned from cooperative learning since each person is given specific tasks to complete for a common goal, and keeps them on task to complete their part.
