Saturday, October 13, 2012

WK6: Team


I think high-performing groups are hardest to leave. It is not only because it is working well but also it has a history that makes it a part of my identity. I have always had an important team since I was a child. Some of the teams that were hard to leave were my volleyball team, McDonald’s where I worked while I was in college and a school where I taught as an English teacher. I think they were hard to leave because I had memories of working together for goals and had achieved some of them, and the members grew by helping and learning from each other. Except for the volleyball team, I had parties as a kind of ritual. It is nice to have a ritual to be able to thank teammates and say good-bye to them.


I imagine that adjourning from my colleagues will be hard but also somewhat happy too because I will be sad not to be able to have contacts with them often but I will be glad that they will be thrive as early educational professionals as they wish to. I think adjourning is essential because we need to move onto our next goals. It will benefit the organizations we belong to and help us to grow up.  

4 comments:

  1. Aya,
    I thought about your comments on leaving our classmates and agree that I will have mixed emotions. I have enjoyed our discusses and blog posts so no longer having that connection makes me sad in some ways but knowing what I will hopefully have accomplished will make me happy and proud.

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  2. Aya,
    I agree that it is difficult to leave a team that flourishes. It’s something about being able to say that you were a part of something great. I also agree that adjourning from my colleagues will be a bittersweet moment.

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  3. Aya,
    I enjoyed reading your blog. Adjourning with my coleagues will be bittersweet. I have learned a great deal of information from colleagues. They have been a wealth of resources in the early childhood field. Thanks for sharing you knowledge with us!

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  4. Aya,
    I have enjoyed reading your posts to the discussion board and your blog. The perspective you have shared has helped me understand how difficult it can be at times to have a different frame of reference. I appreciated your honesty and willingness to share your feelings openly. As we move on to the final few classes on the journey to our Master's Degree, I wish you the very best in all that you do.
    Judi

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