Week 3 T2P....IF you agree with your theorist's principles then it makes the research much more enjoyable because you are personally connected.

             As the intensity increases so does my coffee intake. I felt like today was the 1st day that the looming promise of intensity that every professor in TCPCG has been saying was delivered. It was the first day I found myself taking several meditation breaks(although you would never know it because I never left my seat) in order to refocus my thoughts. I was sidetracked by background noise, technology barriers and personalities. All of these will come at my triple time in the classroom setting. I am spring training for my fall debut.

                                        PIAGET PLAYGROUP
           I was the natural cheerleader in our group, not due to my enthusiasm, because I always carry a guilt with me if all members of a group don't equally participate. Because the "roles" were suggested I found myself trying to pull information out of group members, as well as asking if I heard people's ideas correctly, repeating certain ideas and listening with an openminded ear. Again,triple-time come fall and  I will need these skills to continue to develop quickly-er! I noticed that a couple members were eager to take responsibility for big chunks of material and I again I tried to make sure we all were equally doing our share. It went from one secretary to most of the group participating in the google document. We quickly meshed, except for one that did not seem to make her way in. This always seems to be a aspect of group work. My speculation is that sometimes personalities in groups might not mesh leading to this. But again, I am truly guessing from this personal experience today. Possibly from encouraging this person to contribute they felt a certain way from this, not sure.
                                                  FREIRE ROCKS!

            Come afternoon, it was a totally different dynamic with a smaller group. We worked diligently to finish a task which took much longer than the allotted time and pressed on as hard as we could. We seemed to organically find our best place in the group. We offered information equally to cover questions even expressing a real connection to our theorist which made the work much more enjoyable, something that both Piaget and Freire actually believed was necessary for ultimate learning to take place. It is interesting how much smoother our afternoon went especially considering the pressure we were under.