> I have wondered about this as well.  School mentality teaches us to work
> alone, independantly, and not to collaborate.  This is absolutely the most
> inefficient way to get anything done, and mostly anything I have been paid
> to do was a collaboration on some level.  Only my hobby projects are done
> alone, and I don't even do that any more.

Agreed. Every work environment I've had has involved large projects with
other people. I never had a class where I was forced (or even encouraged)
to work with a group. In that respect school gave me no preparation
for the real world.

OK. I generally write alone, but even with that there are editors and
reviewers who help to direct my work.
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