Working Well with Other People
Working well with other people is a necessary skill in life. When I was a child, teamwork, sharing, and cooperation were drilled into my head constantly. Although at home there was no need to share because I was an only child, I learned essential social skills at day-care or with my neighborhood friends. I am so glad my mother made the effort to give me the ability to cooperate with a group of my peers.
Now, years later, I find myself in a group situation. In two of my classes, I’m required to work with a group of students to complete a final project for each class. Apparently, not everyone has learned the social skills I’ve learned. All I can say is that as an adult, I find it frustrating that I have to remind my peers that we all have to cooperate and work together to get things done. I wish we could have a refresher course about things you were supposed to learn as a child before group projects.
