Posted by David Christopherson on Oct 21, 2016; 3:30am
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In response to Sarah and Brian, I would have to pull them aside to talk to them together. I would tell them that in the workplace, where I have been for over 20 years before starting teaching, that there are going to be projects where you will have to work with someone who doesn’t work the same as they do.

They are going to have to talk to each other to figure out why each other can’t or doesn’t want to work with the other. Once we can get them to talk about why they can't or don’t want to work together, they might actually see what each other’s strengths are and each other’s weaknesses are.

If they don’t bring up what is happening to each other in that discussion, I would talk to them individually to explain what is happening. Then I would get back together to talk and find a work out what needs to be done to get the top grade possible for them.

Sarah might not know that she could be over-bearing and Brian might need to know he does make great contributions and needs to build up his confidence and not back down. If they can find a way to make this work for them, then I would grant them a small extension to see what they can do. They will have to set up a schedule to show me what they plan to do.

If they can’t solve their differences, they will have to divide the assignment up so that they can still do their work but each one has their own responsibilities to complete. I would help them determine the boundaries of responsibilities if they can’t determine them but only if they have tried to solve it.