When everyone is committed to working together and sharing the responsibilities equally, partnering with others on school tasks can be very effective. However, since working alone offers greater control over the outcome of a project, including the grade, I prefer to complete assignments on my own.
Without question, a group is usually capable of accomplishing more than an individual. When a team can depend on one another to generate ideas and follow through with assigned tasks, the experience is highly rewarding. This is especially true when team members bring a variety of strengths to their shared work. For example, one person may be a skilled researcher, while the other is good at math or writes well. In this ideal scenario, where everyone is committed to the project and puts forth a strong effort towards completing it, group work can be fantastic.
By contrast, a person who works alone must obviously perform all the work by herself. Yet, this too has its positive points. For example, working independently allows a person to set a convenient work schedule. If it suits best to work in the evenings or on the weekends, a person working on her own can make that choice. Furthermore, without others, a person working independently has full control of the final product. The reality is that some students work hard and care about getting excellent grades, while others do not show the same level of commitment. Group work can be highly stressful and maddening for the people who care most about the work.
Indeed, this last point is a major reason why I prefer working independently rather than with a group on school projects. In situations where all members of a group will receive the same grade for a project, inevitably some group members will end up doing more than their share. This is unfair and very frustrating.
When working alone, one may do great work or perform very poorly. In either case, however, the responsibility and the final grade are entirely one’s own. That is why I would rather work by myself.
When everyone
is committed
to
working
together and sharing the responsibilities
equally
, partnering with others on school tasks can be
very
effective.
However
, since
working
alone offers greater control over the outcome of a
project
, including the
grade
, I prefer to complete assignments on my
own
.
Without question, a
group
is
usually
capable of accomplishing more than an individual. When a team can depend on one another to generate
ideas
and follow through with assigned tasks, the experience is
highly
rewarding. This is
especially
true when team members bring a variety of strengths to their shared
work
.
For example
, one
person
may be a skilled researcher, while the
other
is
good
at math or writes well. In this ideal scenario, where everyone
is committed
to the
project
and puts forth a strong effort towards completing it,
group
work
can be fantastic.
By contrast, a
person
who works alone
must
obviously
perform all the
work
by herself.
Yet
, this too has its
positive
points.
For example
,
working
independently
allows
a
person
to set a convenient
work
schedule. If it suits best to
work
in the evenings or on the weekends, a
person
working
on her
own
can
make
that choice.
Furthermore
, without others, a
person
working
independently
has full control of the final product. The reality is that
some
students
work
hard
and care about getting excellent
grades
, while others do not
show
the same level of commitment.
Group
work
can be
highly
stressful and maddening for the
people
who care most about the work.
Indeed
, this last point is a major reason why I prefer
working
independently
rather
than with a
group
on school
projects
. In situations where all members of a
group
will receive the same
grade
for a
project
,
inevitably
some
group
members will
end
up doing more than their share. This is unfair and
very
frustrating.
When
working
alone, one may do great
work
or perform
very
poorly
. In either case,
however
, the responsibility and the final
grade
are
entirely
one’s
own
.
That is
why I would
rather
work
by myself.