In Class: Bad Experiences with Group Work

In high school I was placed in a group where no body's schedule would match up so I ended up doing the majority of the work. I am a perfectionist so doing the actual layout of the work was fine with me, but the rest of my group barely even researched the topics they were supposed to. When we had to present it in class two out of my three group members said they were sick and couldn't come to the presentation, they really didn't even write out what they were supposed to do. Luckily one of my other group members showed up but for ten minutes of talking they only presented for three minutes of their time. Luckily my teacher made sure that we were only graded on the parts of the project that we ourselves had completed and were responsible for so I was not deducted any points but I was still extremely embarrassed when my one group member and I had to present to the class.

The ideal group work situation would be that everyone can be productive together and stay on task, that we can all meet at the same time, that we are each assigned a certain part of the project, and that we are not deducted any points if one of our group members does not do as good of a job on their section.

I believe that each group member should have a role in a part they will excel at. I usually like to put the finishing touches on a project because I am such a perfectionist. Usually someone with creativity should create the presentation. The research should be done by all group members and the works cited can be done by one group member with help from the rest of the group members. A designated writer of notes is important to have so everyone will have the same idea of knowing exactly what they are expected to do. I think everyone should be able to work together to balance the work out.

In Class: Writing with Feeling

Within every post that I've done up to today it seems like a lot of the posts I tried to put my true feelings into whether those be feelings of frustration, admiration, awe, confusion or enthusiasm. Looking back at all my posts it looks like I've written more than I really felt I had. This semester has flown by and it's amazing that we only have one month left. Coming into this class I was skeptical about having to make a blog and post on our blogs but I have really really enjoyed it because it gives the class more freedom and less formality to the writing. I think my best writing comes from choosing a topic that I am interested in and enjoy. This class has definitely allowed do that. I really like how different this class is. I've told many of my friends and roommates on campus about how unique this class is, that we blog instead of doing writing on paper. I really enjoy looking back at what I have accomplished in this class and I feel like I'm getting more confidence in my writing skills.