Disadvantages Of Groupwork

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The amount of group projects I have been givin in school is to many to count. Most people like it when a teacher gives group work; I, do not. One reason is that some people leech off other people by doing little work. Another reason could be that people could be distracted by who there working with. The last reason is that some people may not like who they’re working with. The point I am trying to get across is that group work is a bad idea.

One reason that group projects are a bad idea is because some people see it as a free grade. When someone wants to leech off my work they normally try to act like they did half of the work themselves, but it’s not like that at all. They will do all the work that requires the most miniscule amount …show more content…

It can be very hard to work with someone I don’t like. I have said before that disagreements are the biggest set back to progress. Working with someone I don’t agree with makes it very hard to progress on a project. Usually when I work with someone annoying we do our own thing, and when due date comes it seems that there are two different projects. Or we can’t decide on what to do and are running around like crazy because we spent too much time arguing, and the rushing leads to more disagreement. Yet if people are put with people they like then they will talk to much so having groups on graded work is not a good idea. Actually groups with any type of work is not a good …show more content…

Giving group work on a non graded assignment, but if work is intended then it should not be assigned. Then again in school, work is always intended. In the end all group work is going to do is slow down the progress and take up to much time. Half of the time it ends in the teacher saying “That’s it, go back to your seats.” Long story short I hate group work one because I don’t like talking two it’s a bad idea in