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Gilroy Prep in Gilroy, Calif., is one of a small cohort of schools in the country experimenting with this method in which students in grades sixth through eighth educate each other under the purview of the teacher. The final grade for this method is still pending, but school leaders say it teaches important “soft skills” that improve interpersonal communication, boosts social awareness and better educates students. While education experts caution against putting too much faith in the method prematurely, the Squads model is slowly spreading.

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