Chapter 7: Teaching Difficult Academic Material

In Chapter 7 Cushman brings up how students work in groups. I have always found myself to struggle in group work because there is never a way to evenly split all of the work. There is always someone that is doing more work than others, and even if you are not that person, it is still frustrating that you can not do anything more. "Monitor and assess groups as they work together." I think this is extremely important for teachers to do because otherwise one student will take control, and other group members may be doing tasks that they know they will not be successful in, and then essentially bring the group down. I think it is important for teachers to check in with each group to see who is doing what, and to constantly stress that everyone gets an even amount of work, and that not one person should be stressing over how much they have to do in a group project. The point of the group project is to not have to work individually, and use others thoughts and ideas, and I think its crucial for the teacher to make sure this is actually happening.