It was in the late morning and my friends and I were heading for English class. I took a brief look at my KC3 Project Overview Sheet. It had a list of project tasks, which included the individual, partner, and group portion. I scrolled through and noticed how this project involved the participation of every member in my group. I began to realize the challenges of fulfilling each task.
As I walked into English class, everyone were quietly in their seats awaiting for the agenda to be announced. I took my seat and listened carefully to what was being said. My teacher, Mrs. Sueoka, began to introduce to us the different parts of the KC3 project and how we must be making progress. There were two parts to the project, which are the individual and group portions. Each part required everyone in the group to contribute and to cooperate with each other. There can be no delays nor procrastination since it was a demanding project. Everything had to be done on a specific date and anything done later, will harm the progress of the group.
We dispersed into our groups and followed up on the research we have been doing so far. One of our group members hadn’t even done anything during the past week. He complained that his given subtopic was difficult and hard to comprehend. His subtopic was also one of the major parts to our presentations because its effects brought a great impact to Hawaii. He wanted something simpler and relied on me to change it for him. He told me that he wanted an easier job that would allow him to not stress over the project too much. However, if his subtopic is challenging, it would be difficult for him to present his research. I stressed over this situation and tried to switch subtopics with someone in the group, but they were already comfortable with what they had. It was hard for me to say, but he had to stick with what he was given.
It was 4 in the afternoon and we were still having trouble with his subtopic. I assured him that it wouldn’t be that difficult and that if he does his part of the job, he and the group will be benefitted. The interviews were already scheduled and I needed each member of the group to draft out some questions that they would want answers from. Again, the same person provided me with nothing and was having a difficult time researching for relevant articles. The both of us spent the night seeking for information. I finally found two fully loaded ones and he could only find one.
“Well, I guess that’s better than nothing.”
It was already late and I needed the questions from him. One interview was scheduled for the next day and that was going to be part of our group’s video. I checked my email and he was already signed out from chat. I was furious. I didn’t want to do the work for him because it wasn’t my job. So, I ended up leaving that portion of the video out.
It has been at least a month now and our KC3 essays are nearing their due date. We met up at G201 to do some follow up. I asked him about what he was doing so far and what he has learned.
“I don’t know.”
He appeared so clueless and so dispatched from our conversation. I needed information from him so that I could begin his portion of the video, but he wasn’t even cooperating. He blamed me for his lack of knowledge, so I pressured him even more. I lectured him as best as I could and hoped that what I told him was effective.
That same day, at around 8:00 pm, I looked through how much my group has progressed. Then, something caught me by surprise. That same person who was having a difficulty, had posted his essay up on his blog with pre-detailed information. I was relieved that he actually did some research.
“Now, I can finally cover each of our subtopics in the video!”
The stack had been lifted off my shoulders and I was glad that my lecturing was effective. I finally got his full cooperation.
Currently, our video is nearing completion. Just a few finishing touches will do the job and then, it will be ready for presentation day. I had confidence in all my group members and after all our hard work, everything payed off. Everyone was able to do their part successfully, even though we had a few arguments. The website is looking wonderful and the powerpoint has already been completed. The interactivity is being planned out and the scripting is currently in progression. I have to say, with the full cooperation from each group member and with their determination, we can truly become successful in the things that we do.
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