Group Dynamics

In my own personal work environment, I have to work in a group everyday. In the smallest group I have it is the teacher and I. We have to work through lesson plans, choosing what each of us will teach the children together and individually. The teacher is the actual leader of our group since she is the one that has actually gone to school and gotten a degree in education. If it happens that I come up with something that is a better idea or plan it does get implemented. On a medium scale, there is the class, the teacher and me. We all have to work together and even though the teacher and I are the adults and the authority figures in the classroom, there is always time for play and if the situation calls for it we well have extra recess or center time. During that time, the kids can run around outside or express themselves by drawing or writing in one of the centers. On the large scale we have all the teachers and assistants in the school who have to work together to get the job done day in and day out. We work together by keeping an eye on each others classes when needed, covering a duty if one of us is out or otherwise unable to cover it ourselves. …