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First of all, it is beyond doubt that being at school means being under the teachers' pressure and control. Thus, the pupils seem to be more orderly and obedient, which does not happen in the case of individual study. Secondly, the teacher is not able to compare the results of the students. For this reason it is very difficult for him to state precisely whether a pupil made any progress or not. What is more such a student does not have any opportunity to check his own abilities against the group. As stated by American psychologists the competition among students is a very positive phenomenon as it couses a pupil to increase the level of knowledge. Thanks to rivalry, children are able to see that the life in a community consists not only of success and achievement but also of defeat. which one has to face. Consiquently the teenagers are well prepared for their future life.