Best of Week: Group Collaboration

While it was not necessarily part our curriculum/intensive learning, I thought the most valuable thing I heard this week was your (Mr. Allen's) advice about group collaboration + food. If I had tried to approach this essay by myself, I would have most definitely had a panic attack and ultimately failed miserably. However, I planned to work with a group of friends after hearing about your late nights with nachos and coffee. Knowing I wouldn't have to go after this alone was a big comfort for me. I got together with some classmates on Saturday afternoon, and we did indeed have food to accompany us. In between our random online wanderings, we actually got some really good ideas out about King Lear. We had good discussion and were comfortable in the environment of one of our friend's houses, surrounded by people we knew. It's important to know that even in things seemingly intolerable, like schoolwork, fun can be found and maintained alongside productivity. I hope I will be able to apply this concept of low-key collaboration later in life, be it in college, or possibly even with colleagues (assuming I will get a job somewhere). I definitely think this was the best idea of the week because it can be applied to more than just specifically King Lear.