Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Decision, decision, decision.
I was just shocked at first, when Professor K said that he would let us decide on how we should do with the test. I was even more shocked when people suggested not just curving the test, but also dropping one of the midterms. I was never in this kind of situation during my school years, especially in college. I didn’t care what others were saying at that point, I was too upset with my own grade and still doubting about the whole process. So I chose to Avoid the process of deciding, and withdrawing from the crowd that was so eager to propose a change. I didn’t think we would reach a 100% agreement because obviously, everybody would have their own opinion and it is hard to convince others to agree on your suggestion, since each person has different strengths and weaknesses in the test. Somebody always has something they don’t like in the last minute, so I didn’t have much hope. I knew it was some kind of scheme Professor K played on us. He probably had a blast watching us arguing over each other. I guess I COULD HAVE suggested something and be more active in the process since this is also part of my grade that would be affected. I just didn’t think my opinion matters because in end, those that disagreed with the proposal went with it anyway due to lack of time and peer pressure. I think to have a better result, maybe all of us should have written down what they think and then make the decision based on the suggestions with most votes, but of course that is too time consuming and since professor values “everybody’s opinion” majority vote is not really an option, although I prefer majority vote.
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I will prefer the majority vote also. Unfortunately, the professor only takes the idea that is chosen by everyone in the class. Under the pressure, you choose the Avoidance, i choose the Compromise. Overall, we have the same issue that we know that even we say something out, but there is always someone who disagrees because the idea will hurt that person's interest. Therefore, we step back, and let the discussion continue by other classmates.
My first reaction was "Yea right, this is really going to work!" I thought it would be an impossible task and that the professor was definitely up to something. That's why i chose avoidance as well. I actually physically left the room. I wish i stayed a bit longer, it would have been entertaining=)
I was one of the people that just sat quietly waiting to agree to the majority, since any solutions would only help my grade. There were some people that had something to say and spoke it out, even though the class might not agree to it. But then there were the type of people that were aggressive and thought that their option and thinking were correct even if it didn’t really benefit the whole class. Overall the outcome was satisfying overall to the class as a majority.
I think a lot of people took the avoid approach to this project. I took this approach myself although I spoke with others in my surrounding area as to what we wanted. I agree that this was a chaotic situation. I hope the agreed upon solution was somewhat to your liking and will help with your grade.
I don't really agree with the whole "majority" vote because that isn't really fair. What we voted on (curve, drop and extra credit) really benefits everyone in the class, and the end result should be as such. The multiple multiple choice with the # of correct answers being known - I'm not really sure if that really benefits or hurts anyone.
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