I noticed that a few other fellows have been having a rough time with this cross-disciplinary project. It certainly has not be a crystal staircase for me either. Nevertheless, I am really enjoying the task. It's been an awesome challenge to make sense of my own research and to attempt to seamlessly connect it to my groups work. A big part of that has been trusting my mates to do their best and trusting myself to rise to the call(academic self-esteem).
In the past, I have had some pretty awful group experiences. The biggest failure there related to our inability to voice concerns in a timely and constructive manner. I do not believe that has been an issue with my current group and I do not see it becoming a problem in the future. Maybe our one Achilles heel is following directions (my group knows what I'm talking about lol). Otherwise, it's been great and I'm so happy that I was randomly matched up with these women.
This is a space where UIUC SPI participants in the Summer 2013 Research Methods and Writing Seminar engage each other as researchers, intellectuals and members of a cross disciplinary knowledge producing community.
I agree, we have to make the best out of this opportunity and have fun with it.
ReplyDeleteIt's great to know that you are having a great experience with your group! I am sure many of us have had terrible group experiences in the past, but it's good that many of us are also having a rewarding experience now.
ReplyDeleteMaria P.
"It could be worse" and "the benefits far outweigh the setbacks" comes to mind for me.
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