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Sara Wolowicz (Sbw0592)
New member
Username: Sbw0592
Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 2:58 pm: |       |
I need some opinions. Do you think that peer teaching partners should be chosen by the professors or by the students themselves?
I was assigned a partner to do peer teaching with for one of my classes, and I am having a very hard time! He never seems to want to input anything. I feel like I am doing all the work. He never wants to get together and work on lesson plans, so I end up doing them. He makes fun of me for being "on the ball" and always wanting to get everything done so early. It's getting annoying! And there is no way that I could switch and get a different partner. I understand that once I get a job in the "real world" I am going to have to work with others, that I may or may not get along with...but when my grade relys on this...I'm not so sure that I feel it's a good thing!?
I would really appreciate some opinions on this. Do I have a reason to be upset about my partner? In-put would be great!!! |
Dusty Harms (Dusty_harms)
New member
Username: Dusty_harms
Post Number: 1
Registered: 2-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 6:18 pm: | |
The model for team work is simple: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Adjourning. If this is the start of your team then it is typical to have independence and conflicts between individuals. Maturity is the ultimate factor in moving to the next stage. Establish your team goals to help move on to the next stage. Figure out where your individual skills and capabilities are, then you can decide who handles what.
Assume the role of leader, don't let somebody push you in a corner and belittle you- your objectives have to be met and you can't do it all so take a stand.
I hope this helps somehow. |
Emily Owens (Eao9158)
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Username: Eao9158
Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 12:58 pm: | |
I think it could go both ways. I have professors who let you choose your teaching partners and I am more comfortable with that. I also have professors who choose my teaching partners and that can be frustrating. One professor that I had allowed us to choose our teaching partners when we taught, but we could only teach with that person once. Each time we taught it had to be with a different person. That made it difficult because by the end of the semester people were basically picking anyone. But it worked out that way because we all got a chance to learn how to teach within our comfort zones as well as in a partnership that was not as comfortable. |
Jeremy (Jwkeef)
Junior Member
Username: Jwkeef
Post Number: 5
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 2:18 pm: | |
I beleive the partners should be picked by the students rather then the professors. The reason is that you know the people in your class and you know what kind of work they do. Even if you tell the professor that the person is not doing any work you and the partner still get the same grade which is un fair if you did most of the work. I beleive you should be able to pick your own partner. |
Natalie Kotuby (Nlkotuby)
Junior Member
Username: Nlkotuby
Post Number: 4
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - 3:00 pm: | |
I think choosing partners should depend on the situation. For assignments that are more serious in nature and are worth more points, students should pick their own partners. As students, we know who we can count on to do their part and we know who will not participate as much. Nothing is more frustrating than to be assigned a very important project and having a partner who doesn't help with it. I also think that it is important to be put into situations where you cannot choose your partner. In the "real world," we will constantly be working with people and we need to learn how to work with those that we don't necessarily see eye-to-eye with.
I do like the idea of only being able to have the same partner once. Not only does it help us to get to know our peers, but it presents us the opportunity to work with all different types of people that we thought maybe we couldn't work with before. |
Erin Miller (Iamerinmiller)
Junior Member
Username: Iamerinmiller
Post Number: 3
Registered: 10-2011
| | Posted on Saturday, October 08, 2011 - 12:32 pm: | |
I guess I can see both sides to this. You should be in classes trying to get to know people and for that reason, it is nice when the professors pick groups or partners. This allows for students to get out of their comfort zone and meet new people. However, if my grade depended on it, I would want to work with someone that I knew would put in as much effort as me. I've been in both situations myself and I would have to say that I like being in control of my own grades. I would allow students to pick their own partners and use another technique, such as icebreaker games, for the children to get to know each other. |
