As many of us can agree, I usually cringe at the thought of group projects. It is hard for me to let others have a part of what I produce. Especially when there is a grade that can impact my overall grade for the class. However, with this cohort or professionals, I feel like we can do this and not have to worry about others. Giving up control is hard to do, but I know that teamwork can produce better results than individual work when there are so many great minds working together.
My biggest concern however, is our time constraint. We all have wonderful ideas and can contribute to each others ideas. Some of the ideas were not achievable in such a short period of time. We have learned so much from each other over the course of the semester. There was a lot of information that all of us could use as a reference in our current or future careers. So I am going to remain open minded with our final decision on what we should do. The biggest thing for me, as a learning objective, is more personal than educational.
I want to learn how to let go of control. I need to know that it is okay to rely on others for help and assistance. At the same time, my peers need to know that they can rely on me for my input to the project as well. As Dionne Warwick described, “A chair is still a chair, even when no one is sitting in it.” No matter how we look at this collaborative work, we will all be able to look back on this class and say, we produced something great. Lets make this ‘chair’, one we can always sit in when we need to. It is okay to have things hold us up, and support us when we grow weary and tired.
I like Ella Fitzgeralds’ rendition better and included it below.
Writing Studies Journey 