In my junior high years, I experienced
a lot of complex instruction. In one particular class, my algebra class, we did
a lot of small group work and our teacher would go around the classroom asking
if we needed help or he would ask us to explain to him how we solved the
problem. At first I didn’t see that it was effective because I have never been
quite good at working in groups because I like things done my way, but little
by little I began to work better in groups and found that at the end, it was
more effective. I was able to see the other aspects of how they would do their
work, and input some of their strategies into mine.
I am glad to hear that eventually you incorporated your attitude into working in groups. This is a major conflict with students such as yourself that prefer to get things done right away and not have to wait. Good for you that you were willing to adapt to something new.
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