Over the years I've been in many group projects. I think its safe to assume that I have seen the good the bad and the ugly when working with a team, especially when I consider my self an individualist. While I couldn't begin to count the number of group projects that i've been FORCED to complete, one project really sticks out. Fortunately, this occurred years ago, and since then, I've found group projects more... well... tolerable.
The Bad...
&th grade life science isn't really anyone's favorite subject. Couple that with the ugliest group project of my life, and its easy to conclude that life science wasn't my favorite. It all began when we were randomly put into groups to work on our cell project. I was grouped with one of my friends and couldn't have been happier. After a few days though of doing nothing, and with only a few more days to turn in the project, I confronted my teacher and said that my "team" wasn't helping. Essentially this came down to the night before... I decided I was going to just do it by myself and I emailed the teacher to tell her what was going on. I turned in my project the next day, and my teammate tried to take credit while literally telling me she was busy whenever I tried to work with her. Doing a project for two by yourself is not fun.
It got better though. While I still often find myself dominating group projects, at least I've had the pleasure with working with people who contribute. In an ideal group project, someone would challenge me to work outside of my comfort zone and take the lead with me, equally. Strides toward success work better while coupling ideas. Whereas dragging your group behind your lead is exhausting and never fun. I look forward to working with a team, not by myself as the entire team.
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