Journal 13 Group Project

Initially I was worried about the groups ability to organize itself into a productive meeting where all the members could sit at a table and work, but when crunch time came around, we worked well together. All expectations were met. I learned that if I’m not typing or editing a paper with someone and I simply have to sit at the table where work is happening I will try to joke about and actually detract from the group. I work best when I have a designated task. I’m not the type of person who can watch T.V. then write a paragraph at a commercial, then watch more T.V. I have to sit in a quiet place with only study materials in front of me with the intention of only working. I learned the others in the group are similar to me where any distractions will be a big distraction. I like group learning because there are so many perspectives that I wouldn’t normally look at on my own. Also working in a group I have to verbalize my opinion which makes it much easier to find faults in my logic as well as new ideas. Something about thinking out loud helps my thought process and gets idea straight in my head. Working in a group can be difficult if the paper has one common goal, but people have strong opposing opinions. Working in a group can also cause ideas to spiral and get out of hand much easier because the internal consciousness of the mind isn’t present when the group is talking out loud unless someone verbalizes it.