Let Me Fall Back...

During our class on Monday, I had a feeling the professor was setting us up for an exercise. After the professor gave us the opportunity as a class to adjust our test and pick and choose different options, I knew all hell would break loose. As the clamoring started I decided to sit back and see the different options that came up. Being one of the many that received a low grade, all I wanted was a curve and the dropping of the lowest grade. Those two options came up relatively quickly. Therefore, I think the method I chose was closest to avoidance. This wasn’t because there was no chance of winning but due to the fact that what I wanted had already been covered; anything else was extra. A few things that I did notice was the way males and females differ in how they express their ideas and suggestions. The male students seemed straight to the point and showed leadership whereas female students showed more emotion. If I could choose another method in this decision-making process it would probably be collaboration. Since it is a large class, I feel that it would have been much more effective if we divided the room into sections and have each group collaborate with each other to come up with an ultimate decision.