In
taking a look back on all the groups that were difficult for me to leave,
whether personal or professional, I believe the reason being was because of the
positive bonds we were able to create during our journey of growth and
development. The productive conflicts and disagreements, if guided correctly,
can be a positive addition moving from the storming stage to normalizing
interactions with one another. Once the many egos are set aside, and the trust
and respect is established, the real work begins and the relationships are
built. Having lived in other states due to military moves, the usual parting
ritual with those that reached friendship status, was to spend the entire day
before together. I’m talking about an over 12 hour event (almost 24 hours if
you included the sleep over). Of course there was laughter and tears, and yes
though we still stay in contact with one another; it’s never been the same as
before because of the distance. I love them immensely nevertheless.
As with
any conclusion of an educational achievement, the expectation is to celebrate
with a graduation and sharing of contact information to keep in touch
personally and professionally as a resource. I still remain close with some of
my undergraduate friends and their endeavors in our shared interest of educating
children and families.
Dantaya,
ReplyDeleteYou have had many more experiences with saying good-bye than I have. I think it's great that your ritual was to spend an entire 24 hour period with those you were departing from. I wonder if you stay stay in contact with those whom live far away.
I like that you talked about how egos can play such a heavy roll in group projects. We forget sometimes that even our egos can get in the way of true collaboration when working as a group. We have to have that trust that we can each handle our part and not feel the need to micromanage everything going on.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this week.