If there is a class or group discussion I expect a
reasonable amount of participation. In a group I expect for there to be an
equal amount of participation. For one,
I hate it when I’m left doing all of the work. I mean honestly, who’s
cool with that? I know I’m not and it happens a lot. So, if I ever get lucky
and there is someone else who really understands the topic I do my best to try
and take part in the discussion so that the other person doesn’t have to be
saying everything for the group. Another thing I expect is for everyone in the
group to at least show up! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen groups of
five and I see about two people sitting there. It’s because other kids think
it’s really easy and don’t have to be there for it and just show up at the
presentation and spit out lines from sparknotes while their partners worked
hard to come up with really good information. And it’s basically the same thing with a whole
class discussion. The teacher will ask the class for their opinion and about
one or two people are consistently answering the question. I mean no one’s a
genius and know everything; if you at least made an attempt and gave a little
something I would respect that. But sitting there with a blank face won’t help
you in life.
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