What can i say about the class and the discussion making process. except for it was expected, the matter was important enough for people to think about, so and everyone has their own view on it, so no surprise that we almost lost anything positive the professor was giving us.
of course taken into account that the class grades were divided almost evenly, as the professor stated, that some people would not want a curve and others wouldn't want a dropped grade to put more pressure on the other exams. Personally I found it laughable how bad the class took this opportunity. I don't know how many people understood the full potential of this oppertunity. we could have potentially able to ease the test and enjoy the class that much more, for those of us who would like to learn something.
as far as how could it be better? well to start the people who came up to the board had no control of the class, which means they were to blame for the class not being able to make a decision. so my alternative would be to get a better leader, (no I am not being an arrogant asshole i do not mean myself).
second possibility allow the professor to narrow down the choices before, he intentionally didn't say anything in the beginning so we can bicker they way we did. Because have the possibility (not ability, but possibility) to have anything done to the current grade made poeple over think the situation.
and lastly the discussion was suppose to be strictly about the grade not fairness to the professor, how can something be unfair to the professor if it was his suggestion (and he is an intelligent man and i assume would not give us this opportunity to take advantage of him). that being said, i think that was the biggest waste throughout the decision making process. Lucky, and i do mean lucky we got something done, so i cannot complain, but had the class had a minute less, we would have wasted something truly unique.
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Well, i also have to agree that this is a case of serendipity on our part, because we did finally manage to have everyone agree on the decision and have a grade altered and dropped. But you are right that should we lingered for another minute, all that chaos would have been an absolute waste of our time and, of course, professor's time. I got confused when a few self-professed leaders have emergered out of nowhere and started to act on everyone's behalf. I thought that we would at least pick our spokeperson even when we have so little time to work with. I do believe that the more effective leader could have voiced the decision alternatives quicker and organized our time better.
I think you're right about the leaders who did step up. I think it is commendable that they did take it upon themselves, I do not think they did lack control over the class since there were still many students talking over each other and arguing. While it would have been nice to elect a spokesperson, there was not enough time to do that. Further, an argument on how to best select someone would arise and take even more time and may have ultimately resulted in us not having gotten anywhere with our discussion.
I think this exercise really shows how important it is to have the right leader when a decision needs to be made. But it can easily be argued that we all already knew that. So I guess the real question is, how do we identify who or what the "right" leader is.
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