Some people say that group work is a good thing. I personally.....DISAGREE! Group work sucks because you're not always guaranteed a good grade. People sometimes mess up or don't do their assigned portion. In my own experience, I recently had a group project with 2 other people. One of the girls was right on track and didn't wait till last minute while the other girl did. It can become a big stress because then you have to worry about the lolly-gaggers work when you have your own to do.
Group work could also be a good thing because you have less work to do but you end up stressed trying to figure out when you guys will meet up somewhere and work on it. Another problem is that not everyone is going to go and work with the rest of the group. You pretty much have to bust your rear just to make sure you get a passing grade.
Usually a teacher that assigns group project also gives peer evaluation sheets. When you're filling out one of these papers, don't feel bad to rat anyone out. Do it! They deserve it anyways. Why would you let yourself get marked down when all you can do is tell the teacher that "they waited until last minute" or "they didn't do any of it so I had to do their's too". It would help you out with the buckets full of stress.
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