Thank you so much for being part of my journey. It has been a pleasure getting to know each and everyone of you. Thank you for your feedback, for your encouraging words, for your words of wisdom, and for sharing your personal experiences with me. I wish everyone the best of luck!!! 

Reyna Salas

EDUC-6165 Week 6

          I have had many positive as well as some negative experiences when working in group projects at school and also in the work place. I think that many of the negative experiences that I had were because of a lack of communication or a misunderstanding that happened between members of the group.

I do believe that high-performing groups have been the hardest to leave for me. When we all work hard and in unity, we get to appreciate each individual and we get to appreciate them for their effort and dedication to the activity and to the group. But, I Also think that even though low-performing groups are a relief to leave, they always leave a sad feeling inside of me. I feel bad because things didn't go smoothly like I would have liked, especially if I was the main one involved in the conflict or disagreement. I don't like to feel that I failed myself or that I failed others.

What sorts of closing rituals have you experienced or wish you had experienced?

          During one summer, I had the opportunity to work on a project with an amazing group of individuals. After we turned in our group project, we went to the campus pub and ordered food and fine spirits and had a great time reminiscing about the weeks that we had spent together working with the children (practicum) and completing our final project. 

       
       
   I don't even want to think about adjourning with this great group of colleagues that I have met while working on my master's degree. Just thinking about it is making me emotional. I have learned so much from many of my collgueages. Their ideas, thoughts, and constructive advice and feedback has opened up my eyes to see things from a different perspective. Even though, I cannot literally hear them, I have learned to be a better listener and to be more aware of the messages that they were conveying when I read their posts. 

I do think that adjourning is an essential stage of teamwork because it brings closure. Like in any situation, It helps us to close that chapter and move. 

  

EDUC-6165 Week 5

• Think about any disagreements, or conflicts, you have recently experienced or are currently experiencing at work with a supervisor or colleague, or someone in your personal life. Share at least two strategies you have learned about that might help you manage or resolve the conflict more productively, and why these strategies might be effective. For example, could you suggest a compromise? Could you look for a broader range of solutions to your disagreement? Could you use some of the principles of nonviolent communication or the 3 R's to better help you resolve this conflict?

• Also, if appropriate, ask your colleagues for their input and advice regarding, if not specific problems, how they have learned to be more effective communicators as it relates to conflict resolution skills.

       
The one disagreement that I recently experienced was with my teenage daughter (14). The conflict that we had was because she wanted to stay out later than her curfew. Her curfew is 9 or 10pm depending on the activity that she's's engaging in. Her dad and I gave her permission to go out last weekend and she called me asking if she could stay out longer and catch a ride with one of her friend's parents. She was not understanding that we love her and are just watching out for her safety. All she sees is a lot of children her age hanging out late and she wants to hang out too, but I do not feel comfortable having her hang out too late. 


Strategies that might help me to manage or resolve this conflict:

• We have and will continue to discuss (every time before she goes out) that either her dad or I will pick her up. That way she will be home on time and that will help avoid conflict/arguments about why she's home late. We explained to her the reasons why we do not want her to be out too late and why we do not want her catching rides with other people. 

• One of the 3 R's which is Respect. I will continue to talk, treat, and approach her with respect because positive relationships/interactions is the foundation for future learning and relationships (Cheshire, 2007).

When I asked her about our discussion, she said that she appreciates that I always talk to her with respect and that she appreciates that I care for her well being and that I give her a chance to share her feelings and thoughts. 

She also said that she understands that even though she's a teenager now, she is still our little girl and that she needs to follow the rules that we set for her because they are for her own well-being.

Reference:

Cheshire, N. 2007. The 3 R's: Gateway to Infant and Toddler Learning. Retrieved

from:https://class.waldenu.edu/bbcswebdav/courses/USW1.47423.201760/Cheshire_3Rs_2007.   pdf