Our Class is a large class and is very divers in many ways, which makes it interesting environment to very hard to bring everyone to a agree 100%. It is not easy at all; this is no deference from trying to keep the “egg” unbroken in last class experiment.
To reach a decision by such diverse class that is suitable to everyone is certainly a challenging task. First we tried finding the majority throughout a collective voting process and that posed many issues. This diversity and the differences have evoked many ideas, but it also complicates the voting process as well. And I believe because some of us were altering their position as new ideas raised in class. No doubt that self-interest played a significant role in shifting positions and heated the atmosphere of making one’s point to be heard which leaded to some conflict on the essay issue. Also the size of the class along with some disorderly voting proccess and other issues has weakened the communication among us and the volunteer leader and vice versa.
As many others in my class, my big issue was the essay which valued the most and also took away alot of my points. I completely opposed it because the time consuming in exam .However, I did withdraw because I saw that many ideas that may serve the interest of majority –according to voting process – was not considered only because some of us rejected it without giving any alternatives. But after I heard the supporting of the essay, I shifted to Collaborating in way that would not dismiss others’ benefit from the essay. So I shared my suggestion with some colleagues before I announced in class. So I proposed to keep the essay question, but to be an optional –as extract credit- which will serve everyone. In unfortunately, it was rejected by the professor, I believe.
I have to say that the class was in state of disorder and the leading person was pushed aside by couple’s class mates to get their points across in “compete to win” process which brought us to a starting point until the concerns’ issues were stated on the board.
I think if we had a precise and clear information on hands about the professor‘s position towards “the essay issue”, it would accelerate the voting process because we will be certain on what we were about to achieve from voting process. In any case, I believe that “Collaborating process” would serve its purpose in such diverse opinions. In one hand, it would ease the conflict through multi groups who would consult among their members. At the same time we would have the best alternative because everyone would be engaged in common decision.
Again management is life learning ...
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