Ahh group projects.
got to love them.
My experience with group projects has almost universally been the same and you can create a few personalities to go with the group
"Group Leader"
Pros: This person is a highly intelligent and motivate student. Probably a student with top marks, and knows not only how to guide the group to swift victory, but how to do so in a way that will result in an excellent grade and already has a step by step plan to achieving this success before the end of class.
Cons: Virtually no other member of the group cares about "the plan" and does not give the group leader any single ounce of respect or following.
"The Jock"
Pros: This charismatic individual passed for 4 touchdowns in the game against Other State University last weekend and everyone in the group will look to them for leadership.
Cons: Knows nothing about the assignment, spends 40 minutes of class time discussing the team's on field successes. and finally, in literally the last second before the assignment is due defers all responsibility to "the group leader"
"The quiet kid"
Pros: Has lots of great ideas, has electronics hardware and software programming skills as well as art skills and numerous other super human skills that could prove highly useful to the group project.
Cons: Doesnt say much so his amazing and stupendous talents are a total secret to everyone but himself.
"The Slacker"
Pros: . . . .
Cons: Name it. Shows up late... if at all, is not organized, sleeps through most classes. Can sense when the rest of the group is becoming annoyed with his slacking off so he volunteers to do something really important, like put the powerpoint together for the speech presentation... but ultimately "forgets" to do this at all.
"The Speaker"
Pros: This beautiful big breasted blond girl is the sure show piece any big corporation would put on TV to sell their products or services... what better person to present the material to the Professor and the rest of the class on the day our speech is due?!
Cons: Like, oh my gosh, its like totally like every other word out of this chicks mouth is like! so not only like, does the class like, have no idea like what this chick is talking about. but like, neither does the professor! So its like... our sure fire A+ is now like, totally like a D- if like, not worse.
"Yourself"
Pros: This is more or less a blow off class, and yes, this project accounts for 60% of your grade... but if you can just work hard enough to offset the absolute nothing the other members bring to the table - you will squeak by with a passing grade and that Bachelors degree is YOURS!!
Cons: 15 consecutive nights studying and working on the project until 3am has resulted in you doing ALL the work, so that 5 other jerks can get a free ride to a passing grade! (note: "yourself" is the category every living person who ever was in a group claims to fit into)
i dont care what the class is, or what the circumstances... you will always have the above individuals in your group. Period
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