It has been a couple weeks since I have reflected on what I have learned. Throughout these past couple weeks we spent the majority of our time working on our Shakespearian drama project. Perhaps, the hardest two things my group struggled with was time management and compromise. It seemed like each week we lost 2-3 days to inclement weather. Each day we had off, I told myself "Eh I'll just do the project tomorrow if we have another snow day". When we did, I retold that statement to myself over and over again. And when I returned to school my group members and I had a lot of work to do. This caused a lot of stress within the group. Yet, we pulled through and got the project done. Something we are all relieved to hear.
Compromise was challenging for my group members and I. It seemed like everyday Marybeth and Melissa were quarrelling over whether they should include more information about Edmund, focus on King Lear, or introduce more characters in the essay. There was a lot of resistance in the beginning but as the deadline approached we came together and produced a well written essay. In my opinion, the essay was the most challenging part to collaborate because every writer has their own voice. Unfortunately, due to time management, I had to suppress my own voice at times because the more I argued, the more my group wasted time. I had to humble myself and allow their opinion into our piece. For me, I am just happy that the project is done and over with. For the next project, I will manage my time better and compromise more.
Compromise was challenging for my group members and I. It seemed like everyday Marybeth and Melissa were quarrelling over whether they should include more information about Edmund, focus on King Lear, or introduce more characters in the essay. There was a lot of resistance in the beginning but as the deadline approached we came together and produced a well written essay. In my opinion, the essay was the most challenging part to collaborate because every writer has their own voice. Unfortunately, due to time management, I had to suppress my own voice at times because the more I argued, the more my group wasted time. I had to humble myself and allow their opinion into our piece. For me, I am just happy that the project is done and over with. For the next project, I will manage my time better and compromise more.