I just loathe group work. This summer class I'm taking requires that I do a power point presentation with a partner. Why do I need a partner for a power point? I'm familiar with the program. The assignment is not difficult or even time-consuming. I do not feel it is ever necessary to work in a partnership or group for this type of assignment. I know some of my feeling is directly connected to a deficiency in my personality. I have never liked group work. I enjoy listening to other people and learning from others and I understand the importance of cooperation and working together. There is, however, an appropriate time and place for shared work. A power point presentation should never qualify as said time or place.
In all fairness I have had a few good partners for assignments in the past, (really just two.) One was for a poster board presentation in and Old Testament course and the other for a power point in a Prophets class.
Well, I go forth into the abyss of shared work, with all of the awkwardness and frustration it brings.