It’s no secret that most college students prefer to avoid group projects at any cost. Ask any diligent and hardworking student – group projects are the bane of their existence. Firstly, they have to interact with the slackers of the class (and let’s face it, most of the class is made up of slackers). Secondly, they have to shoulder the burden of doing all the work on their own, and sharing the credit with people who contributed nothing to the project. We didn’t even need the second reason – interacting with people who aren’t your friends is bad enough. The only thing we can learn from group projects is how to deal with impossible people. These students learned it the hard way, and shared their ludicrous experiences.
Uneven Workload
Here’s an example of a project gone awry. Well, a project with an uneven workload and equally uneven communication. In a group text, one person asked where they should put the references they used. After learning they should go on the last page, someone reveals that they have 1,738 references.
1,738! That’s a fork ton of references. We’re assuming that one person is shouldering the workload as well. It also wouldn’t be out of line to wager that said one person is scrambling at the last minute trying to communicate with the nonresponsive team members. That’s usually how it goes with group projects.