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As the last of the core classes comes to a close, I am reminded of just how far I have come. This includes how far I have come with the group of classmates that I have had the privilege of working with during these classes. While there have been variations on who I have worked with, I would have to say that the experience that I have had, has been very rewarding. I have learned much from my classmates.
Part of what we have learned about is adjourning from groups. As all of us are going to be going to classes for our different specializations we may or may not be collaborating with one another anymore. I hope that in some small way, through the journey that we have been through together, that I have been able to support the people in my group the same way that they have been of support to me. I have felt very supported from the classmates that I have worked with over the last seven classes. They have all offered me a unique perspective and very helpful when I have been stuck.
I wish my classmates much success on the rest of their journey through the program and I look forward to meeting up with you at graduation from Walden. If anyone would like to keep in touch with me via social media, you can via the following ways: On Google+ as +Christina Feigner, on Facebook as Christina Silver Feigner, or on Twitter @cmfeigner. If you prefer to email, you can at fallongirl@yahoo.com. This information is for any of my classmates that want it. I know I would like to keep in touch with many of you.
Adjourning from a group is the most important part of working in a group. I have worked with groups before, granted not that many, and when it came time to adjourn, the group that was the hardest for me to leave was during my undergraduate degree. Being a part of the education club at Walla Walla University as an officer, the adjournment for our group was when we handed out bells to the graduating education majors. As officers, we had planned many events and met often to discuss plans. The day that we handed out the bells was the day before many of them in not all of them graduated. Everyone graduated that year but me, although technically we had a picnic much sooner to announce the new officers for the next year. The day that graduation happened was bittersweet for me. I was happy for them, but I wished that I could have been apart of it. I cried because I knew it was going to be another year before I would be graduating. I wish that we had stayed in better touch with each other, because we didn’t exchange contact information because they all were going their separate ways.
I imagine that when it comes to leaving the group of students that I have been working with since starting my Master’s degree, it will be difficult. I think that the adjournment period will probably take place during graduation. It also depends on when everyone ends up graduating. I expect that as we get ready to adjourn, we will be exchanging contact information or try to stay in contact with them somehow. I feel like the colleagues that I have been working with are a highly effective group and it is always a lot harder to say goodbye to a highly effective team than one that is not effective. When you say goodbye to a highly effective group, there will be tears. When you say goodbye to a group that is not effective, it is like you cannot wait to leave the group. When it comes to adjourning from my colleagues, I suspect that there will be some tears.
Adjourning is an important part of forming a team because unfortunately there will be times that you will have to leave people that you have been working with and move on to different groups. Everything in life has a beginning and an end. Everything that starts must adjourn. However, it does not mean that you cannot use the people that you have worked with as a resource to bounce ideas off of if you need to, when you are not working with another group.
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