WALT: Writing a Personal Persuasive Essay November 14, 2011
Aggravating Group Projects
By Caroline Wilson
Wouldn’t most people want a peaceful group meeting without exclusivity, a lot of compromise, and a good effort? Effectively colabrating with classmates in groups is important, but it is also very challenging. Even though group members ignoring others can get annoying, group member’s not doing their work is also a pain. For instance, it puts the group behind multiple steps. Everyone else besides one or two people have done their work as expected. How would someone feel if they had to stay in for recess because of the two irresponsible people in the group? What about the actual presentation itself? How can anyone have a complete presentation if one or two people haven’t done their section? Therefore, the whole group faces the consequences of the few people’s behavior by receiving a bad grade. So help the group members and do the work.
Although the majority of Singapore American School students are inclusive, the exclusive people can create an unhappy atmosphere. First, there is no doubt that the amount of people being excluded varies. From one person to five people, every amount of exclusivity can make people feel unwelcome or discouraged. Second exclusivity often takes away the excluded member’s ownership of the project. Finally, when the presentation time comes, exclusivity can majorly affect your grade. For the reasons above, just try not to be exclusive. It can put multiple people down and change their grade from what they deserve.
Although the majority of Singapore American School students are inclusive, the exclusive people can create an unhappy atmosphere. First, there is no doubt that the amount of people being excluded varies. From one person to five people, every amount of exclusivity can make people feel unwelcome or discouraged. Second exclusivity often takes away the excluded member’s ownership of the project. Finally, when the presentation time comes, exclusivity can majorly affect your grade. For the reasons above, just try not to be exclusive. It can put multiple people down and change their grade from what they deserve.
Working in groups is the biggest time waster. Nobody ever wants any part for so many various reasons. You can’t trust other people to bring things in or do their part of the project. While on the other hand if it was just one person doing it, yourself, you would be able to trust yourself and take away any stress of people not doing their work or not listening to your ideas. Eventually, if you were working in a group, you wouldn’t have a whole project if someone forgot their work. Also, you wouldn’t have to deal with pesky people without compromise and exclusivity. Unfortunately, some teachers don’t give anybody a choice. Given that everyone will have a chance to work in a group, don’t be the one to not do their work, change people’s grades, or waste so much time.
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