Group Work :)

Working in groups is something that I believe most people dread. Yet it’s surprising, if we really think about it, we have had to and will have to continue to work with others throughout all our lives. Throughout elementary and high school, working in groups, was something I really disliked. Personally because I thought a lot of people didn’t put emphasis into the project, and I would be stuck doing a majority of the work. This may also be because I am the kind of person who, likes to work with others, yet I don’t like to depend on others for my grade or assessment. It may sound harsh, but I like to know that the project or assignment that I did, was done to my best potential and that the grade that I got was based on my own work. But now that I have had to work in groups in college, things are different. During my English 102 class, we did have to work in groups, but what I liked was that even though it was a group project, we each had to ultimately turn in our own work. Our group was used in such a way for feedback, or questions and support for sources for our research project.  Working in groups is beneficial because we know we have each other if we have doubts about our own work, or any questions. Also working with groups allows for more ideas to be brought up. If we all cooperate and put effort into our project, the end result should be rewarding. Based on the handout it’s interesting to see how it points out that each group goes through a four step process to a final outcome. What I found the most interesting is the idea of the different roles that each person can play throughout a group. Especially that ultimately we all take on more than one role. I look forward to working in groups for this last and final project.