At the start of the day, an instructor mentioned something about being more AWARE of what was happening around us as we worked.
I took special notice today of what the other group was doing with their Lego activity - more aware of how they were doing and such.
I went to observe their group several times - sometimes the group was broken up and sometimes all together.
I asked - once or twice - how things were going and what one thing or another was.
I tried to be objective, as long as it's a group project and not individual, I can be fairly objective.
The other group has a lot of very ingenious ideas, very cool concepts.
I wish I had thought up some of them.
I watched the group interact with each other.
I noticed some discord and then realized that I was feeling a lot uncomfortable after I saw the frustration and confusion.
I was going to leave, figuring I should leave them alone to sort things out - I'm not comfortable with confrontation on the outside of my own being.
So, I evaluated why I would be uncomfortable - after all, I was pretty much advised to sit and watch the process.
So I did.
They did what they needed to do to get through the 10 minutes or whatever.
I went back to my group and thought for a few minutes about why I felt so awkward.
I noticed how cohesive our group was (still is) - how well we were (still are) doing and I looked at the other group again, across the room.
I thought about times when our group was at a loss and when we realized how we absolutely needed to sit all together in order to collaborate and communicate effectively.
I noticed that since late Tuesday we had been all been gathering in one spot, only to part for short periods, for pieces or a mental break, etc.
I believe I witnessed the other group come to that point today.
I suppose, at some point, our two groups will need to mesh into one cohesive body.
I'm wondering, now, how each of the different vehicles would work with the each of the opposite group's vehicles.
That was only one happening on Wednesday.
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