Individuality: Outdated and Overrated? (714 hits)
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Submitted by Paul <xlorion.at.aol.com> (View user info) at 2004-03-31 14:42:40 EST
Three years ago I came to the Sunshine State to pursue higher edumacation. So I'm here in college (don't ask me why, I still don't have much of a clue as to exactly WHY?), and I've noticed a certain trend that has developed since my freshman year.
I've noticed that more and more courses are being centered around "group activities". It's where we gather our posse and play grabass for about an hour while trying to brainstorm some ideas at a intelectual level of a stoned, retarded monkey. After that we end up with a equivalent of a McDonalds Value Meal: half-assed entree, supersized side of bullshit, and a cool, sweatened powerpoint presentation to help digest all that crap. And still for reasons beyond my comprehension we manage to get A's.
But three years ago, and even while still in highschool, the term "group" was not in our vocabulary. You either had a list of topics that was long enough to have a different one for each student, or you had the ability to choose your own (as long as it was related to the subject).
But as I mentioned before, everything now is "group this....and group that".
"We'll have a group term project..."
"25% of your grade is a group project..."
"Your group project sucks ass..."
"Have you met with your group...?"
"How was your circle jerkle...?"
Its like the world is changing into a one big gang-bang. Soon even going to take a piss will be a group project, because GOD FORBID it's too complicated for one person.
So my question is: What happened to individuality? What about "If you want something done right, do it yourself?" Are we all becoming a bunch of braindead dolts that we're no longer able to think on our own?
Before if I screwed the pooch on my project, I could only be mad at myself, but somehow I need few extra morons to help me accomplish that task, and fuck things up even more. So who's to blame then? Would it be the people doing the actual work because they didn't make it good enough. Or those that just get on the bandwagon, sit on the thumb and rotate, and hope to get good grade.
Well, to wrap this up, I'm seriously getting tired of all this group shit. Hopefully it will not progress any further than it already has, if it will, then "GROUP SUCK MY BALLS!!!"
User Reviews
Submitted by Supremebeing (user info) at 2004-03-31 22:39:47 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
No Im not a Star Trek Geek! LOL
Submitted by BowDown2Me (user info) at 2004-03-31 17:10:35 EST (#)
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Ahhh fuck....a star trek geek.
Damn you, damn you all to hell!!!!
Submitted by Supremebeing (user info) at 2004-03-31 16:45:28 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
We are the Borg. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile!
Submitted by reallybored (user info) at 2004-03-31 16:41:55 EST (#)
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Sorry to break it to you, but the majority of people who graduate will have jobs that have a focus on group setting. Group work is a necessity in that it prepares a person to understand group dynamics and all that other shit.
Your problem might just be you too mickey mouse classes or that you went to a idiot college. My group projects in college were fucking hard and they fucking sucked.
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-03-31 15:51:07 EST (#)
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Think for yourself. Question authority.
Submitted by Hader (user info) at 2004-03-31 15:39:03 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
I agree partially with this. I like to do my own work because I, and only I, receive full credit for it. Groups can be fun to work with, but if they half ass it while your busting YOUR ass to make sure you ALL get a good grade, then it sucks. That or people fight over assignments.
Submitted by Envenom (user info) at 2004-03-31 15:32:44 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Think for yourself. Question authority.
Submitted by yidele (user info) at 2004-03-31 15:30:58 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
just one more example of higher education yielding to corporate pressure. Must be a business major, cause in the real world there is no "let me understand that for you". two morons are still two morons. Given a choice, I'd rather read a paper by S. Hawkings than a colaborative work of a thousand morons.
Submitted by dohnuts (user info) at 2004-03-31 15:21:54 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
"In all seriousness this group project phenomena started in response to business claiming that kids coming out of college did not work well in a team setting."
I actually had one of my professors say almost the exact same thing to me back when I was in college...
And I dropped every single class I signed up for that required group work.
Submitted by Rixes (user info) at 2004-03-31 15:20:24 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
relying on other people is for pussies
Submitted by MrWillard (user info) at 2004-03-31 15:13:20 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Im going to have to agree with you. I reference an earlier posts on this very topic:
http://www.ubersite.com/m/15173
You must be a communications major.
Thank you for your patronage.
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-03-31 15:04:33 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
this is great....GRABASS is the best part. And its horse shit that you have to work with borderline retards where 25% of your mark is dependent on them doing their part.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2004-03-31 15:04:32 EST (#)
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In all seriousness this group project phenomena started in response to business claiming that kids coming out of college did not work well in a team setting. The move in business has been towards group structure instead of everyone hunkering down in their cubes and drilling out work by themselves. Sadly, in business it works pretty much like it does in school. You have one or two who actually give a shit and have the necessary skills, one or two who give a shit but lack the skills so they end up taking orders from the other two, and one or two along for the ride.
Submitted by Razor (user info) at 2004-03-31 15:02:56 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Right, because human beings accomplish less when they work together.
**rolls eyes**
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-03-31 15:01:04 EST (#)
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You must be in a BS major, because engineering group projects actually require a group of people. You just can't do it yourself, as each part can take days of time. Its also always good to have more opinions, even if they suck and make yours look all the better.
Submitted by Deisangua (user info) at 2004-03-31 14:54:55 EST (#)
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You came to Florida for a HIGHER education? That's an...interesting...choice.
Submitted by lawryde (user info) at 2004-03-31 14:51:24 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Yeah, fuck groups!!!
Submitted by Hadooken (user info) at 2004-03-31 14:47:44 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I see your point. Hopefully the world DOES turn into one giant gangbang one day though. that would be cool.
Submitted by Al_Queda (user info) at 2004-03-31 14:43:37 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
shut the fuck up