Week 8 Blog Assignment

I would like to thank everyone for their blog posts. Many of your blogs have made me think about how I can change my communication style to have more positive outcomes. I hope each of you accomplish the goals you have set for yourself with your higher education, and good luck in the future.

Week 6 Blog Assignment

Adjourning is a completion stage of a project, and it allows the individuals involved in the project to step back and see their accomplishments and say their goodbyes. High performing groups may be harder to leave because the group works together well and they all have their jobs to do to make the group a success. When a group is dealing with children it seems that group efforts are never complete.  The group I am part of now is a strong, confident group. We work together well in search of the same goals. This would be a very tough closure to leave this group. I have formed close knit relationships with all of the individuals in this group. I would definitely stay in touch with most of the group. I have seen many people come and go from this group. They do have a ritual for when most people leave the group. We like to have a luncheon and buy the person leaving a gift. I like this ritual and would like to see it continue. When I adjourn from the group of colleagues I have formed while working on my master’s degree in this program, it will be a great feeling and yet sad. I have responded to many posts of the same people since I began my degree and it has been a true pleasure to read my colleagues posts. I believe adjourning is very important because it is closure of one endeavor of my life and another door will open to form another group elsewhere. 

Week 5

I recently was having a huge disagreement with my boyfriend. Instead of listening to him and his side of the disagreement, I walk out of the room because I am upset. I leave the room so I will not say something I would regret. I should have stayed to resolve the issue, but instead I left. This just added fuel to the fire. The one thing I should have done differently is listen to his side of the disagreement. I should have been open minded to hear him instead of trying to flee from the situation. We later discussed the issue a couple days later and the situation became resolved after both of us had calmed down and listened to each other. Listening is a huge part of communication and I really need to practice this when communicating with him.