Group Work Is A Bad Idea In Schools
Everyone tries to portray that group projects always work out- everyone does their part, helps others when needed, and turns all parts in on time to not affect the grade on the whole project. But is this really the case? I believe that group work is a bad idea in schools. Everything from the bad partners someone could be paired with, having all the weight put on their shoulders because someone did not bring their part, and finding the time to meet up. When it all ends, who is really the victim here? Is it the teacher that has to hear the complaints made, or could it be the stress that is pressed onto the students, who- in the usual school setting- have a lot already occupying the time needed for other school work (end?). Starting from elementary
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This is even worse when it comes to group projects. The people you are with can forget certain essentials for the project at hand. One example is notes. If someone were to forget their notes-and it is their notes, meaning no one else has them- then the project might be held back by the materials they don’t have, which leads to the next topic. We all know some teachers assign specific dates for parts of the project to be turned in, or so they can see what you have done in the timespan they gave you. Now, if you assigned particular parts so the weight would be distributed, you would probably expect your partner to have it done, right? But some people do not think of the dates, or they forget them, so instead, they just don’t do the part and the grade ends up going down because it was not turned in on time. Also with the idea of the project, some people do not even know what the project is. They had never taken notes, never go to the class, or have no idea how an event happened or how something is done (considering what the project is about). This can cause stress to build up on the person who does know, considering they don’t just forget the project at home. All of this can lead to a very tantalizing painful days work for the person who has everything they need and knows what they are
This is even worse when it comes to group projects. The people you are with can forget certain essentials for the project at hand. One example is notes. If someone were to forget their notes-and it is their notes, meaning no one else has them- then the project might be held back by the materials they don’t have, which leads to the next topic. We all know some teachers assign specific dates for parts of the project to be turned in, or so they can see what you have done in the timespan they gave you. Now, if you assigned particular parts so the weight would be distributed, you would probably expect your partner to have it done, right? But some people do not think of the dates, or they forget them, so instead, they just don’t do the part and the grade ends up going down because it was not turned in on time. Also with the idea of the project, some people do not even know what the project is. They had never taken notes, never go to the class, or have no idea how an event happened or how something is done (considering what the project is about). This can cause stress to build up on the person who does know, considering they don’t just forget the project at home. All of this can lead to a very tantalizing painful days work for the person who has everything they need and knows what they are