Commentary on Bruffee- "Collaborative Learning"

I thought this article was enticing and felt that personally, I was exposed to a completely new interpretation of "collaborative learning." Especially since I consider myself a writer, it was relatively mind-blowing to think that one could view writing as two steps away from conversation, as opposed to one step away from one's own thought, as one's own thoughts, at least the structure of these thoughts, is simply a convention one learns from conversing with others. I specifically like the idea of a teacher straddling the line between upholding current accepted ideas within a field, and leaving room for new ideas to sprout and challenge the current socially accepted "knowledge" within the field. As a whole, a strong argument was made in favor of collaborative learning and highlighted the importance of peers talking amongst each other, not with the purpose of defending his/her idea, but with the goal of collectively and informatively coming to new conclusions as to what should be considered the current "knowledge" within a field. I found the article to be informative, making me question ideas that I have formerly taken for granted, but at times the article was a bit overwhelming and daunting.