Against Group Work

We should all remember a day when we walked into school and our teacher said we were doing group projects. I hated those days. A while back, my teacher made me do group projects all of the time. I usually got stuck with kids who did not want to do their work. The groups were usually graded as a whole which meant that I could not let the other person’s work go undone. I am completely against group work. I disagree with it because there can be too much socializing, group members who refuse to do their work, and someone missing from school that is needed for the project. These may seem like small issues to some people, but they are greatly effective to a student’s group project. Sometimes students socialize too much when doing group work.

Unfortunately, it means that the others in the group have to do extra work. In order to get a good grade all work must be completed even if it isn't done by the person responsible for it. This also means that the group will have to find time to get together to do the project. If work isn't done and there is no time in school to do it, it must be completed outside of school. The problem with that is most people are busy at different times. How are you supposed to finish a project if you can’t get together with your group? Because of one person who did not want to do their work, everyone is stressed. If the work is not done at all, the entire group will get a bad grade. This is the most unfair thing about group projects. Why should everyone in the group fail if it was just one person who did

If there is a missing person, how are they supposed to get their part done? What if that person needs to be there for another person to complete their section of the project? What if the person who is gone has materials that the rest of the group needs? Parts of the project that are missing on the day the project is due can hurt the grades of all group members. When a group member is not at school, stress is added to the other group members. If someone is not there to work on the project, others are worried it will not get done. Some people may say that group work is a great way to make projects fun and entertaining. I disagree with this because it will not be fun if you are in a group with people you don’t get along with. There will not be fun if there is fighting. There can also be a group member who wants to do everything or must have everything their way. They sit there and tell you exactly what to do and how to do it even though it’s your part of the