ECE Classes

Several of the groups that I participated in were continuing education classes that is required in the early childhood field. Now looking back onto the classes I can see the common task was to learn certain material that was needed to take back to our centers or classrooms. Often the adjourning phase was a game that tied everything together that we had learned in the class. It was nothing big but it reviewed what we had learned. During some of the longer classes, saying good-bye was not saying good-bye. We exchanged numbers and/or emails to help to keep in touch with each other. We could use them as resource or for networking in the field. The classes were valuable but it was not hard to leave because it usually was a long class (Abudi, 2010).

The leader or the teacher of the class made us become norm by assigning an activity that corresponds with the topic she was currently discussing. We had to work as a group and discuss answers together. It felt awkward at first but after a few discussion activities we usually begin to gel together as a team. There was one event that had several classes in one week where we stayed for a week in a hotel with no televisions. We had a core group that we got to know. We ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner together. By the end of the week it was bitter-sweet that we were leaving each other. We had a closing event that Saturday night that was fun and engaging (Abudi, 2010).

When I finish my master’s degree in this program I will feel accomplished and I will celebrate. I am not quite sure how I will celebrate but I will celebrate. I will probably will take a great vacation as a graduation present to myself. Adjourning is so important because it is celebrating a proud accomplishment. It brings joyful closure to a project that is meaningful to either one person or to several people (Abudi, 2010).

Abudi, G. (2010). The five stages of team development: A case study. Retrieved from http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/the-five-stages-of-team-development-a-case-study.