Although we never stated in the e-mail we had sent the students that we would explicitly be going over the practice midterm, many students had that expectation. From the moment we divided the students into separate groups, the looks of skepticism and annoyance immediately fell over their …show more content…
. . students may at first be wary and not overly eager to collaborate” (Bruffee, 1987). I believe that this prevented students from having the most effective learning experience out of the activities – that is, their refusal to engage with strangers. However, as stated by Taylor (2011), “After graduation, [the students] will not necessarily always be working with their best friend or fraternity brother” (pg. 219). Based on this, I still feel justified for structuring the session the way it was, because that was an accurate representation of a world that is becoming increasing collaborative. In order to prepare students for the real world, where they will be working with complete strangers no matter which career path they choose, I felt the group work was a good decision, even if the students may not had enjoyed