“In the adjourning stage the project is coming to an end and
the team members are moving off into different directions” (Abudi, 2010). Saying
goodbye to a group of people that you have worked with every day for an
extended period of time is always hard. When you have a great relationship with
each individual where you respect each other’s ideas, trust their opinions, and
help each other to work toward a common goal that final separation is even
harder. I feel when you have a group that is strong during the norming stage there
is a closer bond in successfully achieving that goal you have worked so hard to
accomplish. You can only hope to one day work with those individuals again,
maybe not as a whole group but some individuals now and again and keep in touch
for future projects and efforts.
I believe that even if your project was unsuccessful it is
still important to adjourn and get together to see what the problem might have
been. This is a great way to change things maybe for the future so certain
mistakes are not made again. Even when unsuccessful you can still have great
relationships with team members and have worked very well together. I remember
leaving my grade level team when I made a move to a different state. I was
there for 2 years with the same group of co-workers and we had great chemistry
and worked so well together. We were able to put all of our individual ideas
together to come up with amazing lessons for our students. On the last day of
working with the group we got together, brought snacks and food and enjoyed
each other’s company. Most of the time we talked about different situations,
positive and negative, that have come up along the way and what could have been
changed to make things run smoother. Endings can be said but the adventure
always continues.
I have learned so much from all of the colleagues I have
worked with throughout these past months here at Walden. Through our challenges
and experiences I feel we have gained so much knowledge about each other and
the field of early childhood. Even though we have worked in all different fields
of education we all have similar experiences and thoughts to share in certain
situations. It’s nice to feel that people support you in your goal and respect
your beliefs and ideas.
Abudi, G. (2010). The five stages of team development: A case
study. Retrieved from
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