Need Advice

Post Reply New Topic

I HATE GROUP/PARTNER WORK!! !

I have 2 group projects. One is really big & the people I'm with seem to be doing stuff which is good. The other is a paper I'm doing with one other person. It's a paper on stuff to do with teaching for an education class and she keeps using her disabilities as an excuse for not doing her work. I'm sorry, but I know plenty of disabled & non-disabled people with & w/o a lot of emotional crap (in a few cases I know some people with a lot of pain in their pasts that I'm pretty sure may still affect them) in their lives but they STILL DO THEIR WORK. In my book, if you're in college you do your work or drop period. I seriously don't see how my partner has friends or is making it through college (except for the leaching). Also, she claimed she'd have no problem with the sections of the paper she took b/c she's work w/ teachers & lesson plans before... "than why have you given me like, nothing!" (4 bullet points does not equal 1 page & less than 1 page of badly styled & spelled text is not college work ). I'm worried b/c this paper is due the day before my other huge group project. If I assume I'm getting nothing from my lazy partner, how many weeks before the due date should I do her crap & tell the prof I ended up doing her crap (in nicer words)?

Even if she does her work, will it drag your marks down? If yes, I'd go ahead and do the whole thing and don't tell anybody. If she gives you something, say ok and don't tell her. She's not likely to want to discuss anything with the prof., either before or after exam.

My heart goes out to you - I was horrified when I went back to college and discovered learning in *groups*!

I would tell your partner that since you don't seem to agree on what a fair contribution is, you would like to meet with the professor, together, to discuss your concerns. Be very pleasant and neutral. Ask her to bring what she has done. Bring what you have done. If the professor is hesitant to meet, reference your discomfort in how your partner is discussing her disability and explain that, since social issues aren't your strong suit, you need help navigating an awkward situation.

Well we have already seen the prof separately, and I asked him how to extend her really short section.