Makes me wonder if they should also get a diploma together then, saying "may not have the tested knowledge if not accompanied by $other_student"
I know of some companies that support hiring people as a team (either all or none get hired and they're meant to then work together well), so it wouldn't necessarily be a problem if they wish to be a team like that
The main strategy is collaboration. If you are smart enough to:
1. Identify your problem 2. Ask someone about it 3. Get an answer which improve your understanding
Then you are doing pretty good by all standards
Another trick I sometimes use. I take one student which has hard time articulate it a concept. I take student two who don’t understand that concept. I say to student 1: "You have 20 minutes to teach student 2 the concept. When I come back, you will be graded according to his answers"
(I, of course, not only grade that. But it forces both of them to make an extra effort, student 2 not willing to be the cause for student 1 demise)
I would very much not count on that.
Less educated people are easier to steer via TikTok feeds anyway.