Wednesday, May 19, 2010

What should I do??

I have a very unique perspective of this activity because I was the class leader. Once the challenge of the task was given, I knew chaos would ensure if we didn’t get organized quickly. I had no initial desire to be the group leader, but I knew that if an effective leader wasn’t chosen immediately, then the entire class would miss out on this opportunity. Not to mention, we would spend the entire hour bickering. Several people stood p to take charge, but were being overpowered by the group’s demands. The one advantage I have over my fellow classmates was the gift of vocal projection. I can be extremely loud when I need to be; I can MAKE people hear me. I tried to come up with a way for those individuals who had ideas and solutions to be able to express their ideas without the mob overpowering them. My solution was as follows:
1. Raise your voice if you had an idea.
2. I would go in order from my left to right across the classroom calling on individuals that have their hands raised.
3. I would write potential solutions on the board.
4. I circled solutions the group agreed with and erased ones that did not have 100% consensus.
If given the opportunity to change my actions, I would do one thing differently. Instead of immediately erasing a solution, I would give one or two people the opportunity to explain why they thought it was a good or bad solution. Then I would amend the proposed idea and re-vote. I will say that I found the situation frustrating because I am not a superior to my classmates; I am their equal. A teacher deserves respect from students because he/she has earned that status through merits/accomplishments that enabled them to receive the teaching position. It is difficult to have the same respect for a student that self appoints them self the leader.

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