Fires in the Bathroom Chapter 5

I was most interested in the part of chapter 5 that spoke about group work and how teachers have to take the time to assure that each student is participating equally. It points out that groups often lend themselves to allowing one or two students to do all the work for the "benefit" of all of the members, and how important it is that teachers work against this tendency. It suggests assigning clear roles based on student's strengths as one potential solution to this problem.

Again, I believe that the reason I related to this idea is based on my experiences as a student. I was usually the person in a group who ended up doing all of the work and earning a good grade that four other people got without doing a thing. Because of this, I have an innate desire to combat this problem as a teacher by requiring evidence that every group member has participated. It's my hope that my students will see that group projects become that much more dynamic when every member works equally together.