Week6

 

 One of the hardest groups that I have to leave was a group that I worked with when I was in my last year of university. As a group consisting of five persons, we worked hardly to make our project looks amazing. Our group was constantly sitting together, discussing everything with an open heart, exchanging ideas that can add to our project, and gaining insights from each other.  What really an amazing about this project is that we were able to establish strong relationships that promote every one of us to do all the best so the project can be successful. Thus, it was very hard to leave the group because we were very glad about what we did, and how this project brings us together as a family. When we done from our project ,we we celebrated our progress that we did by having a lunch together, and remembering the exciting moments that we spent together during our research.

My Walden experience has provided me with many opportunities to grow and develop.  All the support, feedbacks, and the insights that I learned from my instructors and colleagues would help me to be a better educator. Therefore, it would be very sad to separate from my group at Walden University, as I will miss the group discussion, and their insights that broaden my understanding and deepen my knowledge.Therefore, adjourning is an essential stage of teamwork because it helps you  see all the positive work you did while working with your group, and build beautiful linkages of relationships that teach  us the  beautiful meaning of working  together and how the result can be amazed.

Week 5

A recent disagreement I had was with my husband regarding buying I Pad for my daughter that she had just turned three. When my husband told me about his idea of buying I pad for my daughter, I immediately express my rejection to this notion as I felt that she was still young for having her own I pad. My husband believed that since her brother who is seven years old have one, she should get her own one to prevent any conflict that might arise between them. Though my husband tried several time to convince me, I was insisting that his idea would affect my daughter negatively. After I found that my husband was very stick to his point, I told him that we need to take our time to think deeply about the advantage and disadvantage of buying I Pad for our little daughter, and then we can sit together and discuss it seriously from all the angles. By listening to each other, we were able to make the right decision that our daughter was still young for having her own one.

 Therefore, I believe that our conflict resolved productively because we both were good listener, open minded, and both were tried the best we could do to respect each other’s perspectives. Thus, I believe that these strategies can be appropriate to mange or resolve the conflict more productively because this type of communication can solve  the conflict without hurting other's feelings.

Week 4

The one thing that surprised me the most was that my husband evaluated me different to what I perceived myself. Sometime I feel that I am having a hard time when communicating with larger groups, while my husband perceives me as a good communicator but what I need is the confidence of myself. He also believes that I need to work on improving my communication listening skills as he sees me answering other’s questions before hearing the whole story. On the other side, my friend also believes that I still need to do some efforts on developing my listening skills as she sees  me reacting  to other's behaviors and actions without giving myself the time to  think before making any decision .So this evaluation reveals that communication can be interpreted differently based on situations and people.

 

One insight that I gained was that it is very essential to keep working on communication skills, as well paying more attention to verbal and non-verbal cues to understand other’s feelings and their inputs. I also learned that to not judge the book by it is cover; it is important to get to know people before making any assumptions that most often are wrong and may lead to misunderstanding.