Group Projects: What I Will Miss About it.

I woke up early today to pass my last requirement as a college student. It wasn’t an individual project it was actually a group output. As I hand it to my group leader for compilation, I felt quite sad. Call it corny or OA, but that was what I really felt. Honestly, I shouldn’t feel this way because as I had always said to my classmates that if I had to decide or to choose between group or individual projects I would definitely and always opt for the latter. Well, you see, I am a very independent person. I like it when I am working alone. I feel free. I can decide for myself and fail by myself only, (if in case, I fail). I also feel that I work faster when working alone.

But now, as graduation day approaches, I thought of the good times I had with my classmates. And most of those memories happened when we were working for a project.

I know, I will miss the time when we had sleepless nights to meet the deadlines. I will miss the jokes in between serious moments. I will miss the cramming, the squabbles and misunderstandings about the project. I will also miss the “snacks “, which was usually brought or bought by the last member who came latest during our meetings. Most of all, I will miss the overnight sleeps in our classmates house. Hehe..

Those things made me realized that cooperative learning, at times, are really better than independent learning for it is in group activity I learned to become a good follower. And from being a good follower, I learned to become a leader. Through it, also, I came to know each of my classmates better. I might have learned how to do things on my own when I’m doing projects alone but I have learned how to deal with people who have different working modes and personalities when working in group. In other words, I became more interpersonal intelligent.

Other than those, I also realized that the best requirements I had passed throughout my college life are those which I made with my group mates. Who wouldn’t remember the “The Torchlet”: The Unofficial Publication of College of Teacher Education. Hehe. That was a requirement for our Campus Journalism Class. What about the “Prints on Pages”. That was the book we made for first year students. Whew! Even though we just did the first grading period, that was still too arduous to accomplish. What about our research? I was so proud of our research because we were the first group to finish and we were able to defend it with flying colors.

By the way, we didn’t only make something in group! We also performed! Can you remember the “Dumheb” dance troupe? Hehe.

I will always remember those memories and the lessons it taught me. J

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