5: Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively
I attended an intra-school math competition. In this math competition, everyone is randomly assigned to another participant to be your partner. This partner may not even be in your grade. For me, I was assigned someone in the grade below me, someone who I have never interacted with. At the start, I was worried that I would not be able to work with my partner effectively as I have never worked with her before. Even with the doubt, I was able to try to engage with her. Once the competition started, there were numerous questions that I was not able to do on my own. This led me to seeking help. Working with my partner to solve the problems that I couldn't solve made me realize the importance of working collaboratively. The benefits were significant as we were able to get numerous questions right due to working together.