conflict

One word to describe the approach the class took to decision making would be "chaos". There was yelling, cursing, and anger. I understood where most students were coming from. Everyone was worried about their test grade and wanted to do everything in their power to get a better grade. I personally did well on the test, so for me it made no difference. Anything that would be agreed upon would only help benefit me even more. So i decided to take an avoidance approach. I physically left the room. I was getting a headache (eventhough it was quite amusing) and the issue was not that important to me, so i decided to leave. I think the class could have handled the decision better and therefore gotten more accomplished. If each row had designated one leader to speak on their behalf, the class would have to get an agreement upon 13 people instead of 80. The professor was willing to agree to anything. The class should have asked more questions and seen what they could have achieved. Maybe the next test would have been take home or maybe the second test could have been eliminated all together!

Planning Process

Overall, my team worked really well together. After all, our egg didn't break and we earned 5 points on our next exam. We clearly defined our goals and objectives and were very time conscious. Everyone gave their insight as to how to prevent the egg from breaking. Our final result was a mix of everyone ideas. Each person in my team was assigned to a specific job. One person was in charge of drawing and writing out the plan. Two people were responsible for the actual construction of the plan. One person was in charge of getting the scissor. Our group didn't really come up with alternative plans. Luckily, our egg didn't break. However, if we were given this assignment again, i would have worked on alternative plans with my group members. Our creation followed our plan very closely. There was little deviation from our drawing. There was a lot of communication within the group, which was crucial to our success.

Never Enough Time

Time management has always been an issue for me. Now that my sister has moved back home after 4 years of college i find it even more difficult to split my time between my sister, my boyfriend, and my best friend of 13 years. Let alone work and school. Its hard for me to say "no" to the people i care most about. How am i supposed to say no to my sister who wants to hang out after 4 years? Or to my boyfriend who wants to go to dinner? To cope with some of my issues i dedicate certain days to certain things. For example, Monday nights and some Wednesday nights i go salsa dancing with my sister. Sunday nights and Tuesday nights i usually go to dinner with my boyfriend. Luckily my sister and best friend get a long great, so we usually spend Saturdays going shopping. Thursday nights are devoted to "girls night out". As you can see, there is too much to do in too little time.