Each member of the group wrote down a fear or fears that he or she had about working in groups in general, and specifically in this group. The fears that we came up with were:
- Connecting with the group
- Some members contributing more/less than other members
- Not being able to find time to meet
- Getting a bad grade
Some of these fears were expressed by just one individual and some were the combination of a few different fears more than one group member had. The first fear that was shared, that we would not be able to connect to each other, was very easy to find a solution to. We discussed how our team building activities had already helped us to connect, and that in the future we all want to be available to each other as friends as well as group members. The fear most commonly expressed was that some group members would end up having to do more work than other group members. We discussed how we can avoid this by divvying up the work ahead of time, being comfortable talking about the issue with the group if we feel this is happening, and starting big projects ahead of time so that everyone has the time in their schedule to put towards the project. This last suggestion that we discussed also went along with our concern about not being able to find time to meet. We hope to get a head start and plan group meetings as far in advance as possible. We discussed how the team building activities we did helped to connect us as a group and we realized that we all have similar goals, which will hopefully make us a cohesive group and help us to do well in the course. For our last fear, which was getting a bad grade on our projects, we decided that if we are able to implement all of these solutions to our other fears and are dedicated to our own learning, we should not worry about getting a bad grade. In part because if we are doing the best that we can, the grade is out of our control, and in part because we want to be more concerned with learning than a numerical grade.
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