Live-Action and Animation

It's been a rather interesting experience these past few weeks, primarily just because we've been focused so much on the Animation side of things in a group that is primarily live-action. It's always interesting to me to compare the two different groups, just because in a group setting live action and animation students react very differently.
I think a lot of it has to do with the concepts of groups as well. Film students almost always work in groups. It's the best way for them to regulate work flow. Animation students on the other hand, not so much. Trying to get animation students to work in groups is usually more of a chore than it is an asset.
Even with older animation students, like in my story-boarding class, trying to get them to work together isn't really the best of experiences.
Still, I feel like the two groups really do have a need for each other. There's a reason why they don't like to separate the animation students from the live action in core curriculum classes, unless they can help it.
For whatever reason, there is a need there. It's funny because automatically people will complain, and whine that, "this isn't in my major" or, "I won't use this in my life" however, in the words of Kayla, I say SIU to that.
Even if it feels like the skills that we learn in animation or in live action won't help us in our major, they will help us to understand the other artists around us.
Let's try to not look at this from such a one sided view point. What is the point of going to school, except to learn? And if we are learning, shouldn't we also try to learn to understand the people who are around us?
These people are our classmates, inspirations, and rivals. They're important. We should have a level of respect for their work and their opinions, and also for what they love, whether it be animation or live-action.
It just seems to me to be all about respecting the other person's craft, which is a big part in getting ahead in the film industry.
Dunno, I don't mean to get up on a soap box or anything, I just felt like it was worth noting.