Files

Last week, we started learning about Files. Unfortunately, my group and I are still on Deal, which puts us behind a little bit. At first, I thought that working in a group was a good idea, but I'm starting to see some negative effects of it in that it's taking much longer as a group to finish the program. I think this is true because previously, if I didn't finish a lab in class or didn't quite understand it the first time, I could bring the lab home and work on jGRASP on my computer. That was really convenient for me because I can't always focus on my work with the distractions in class. Now that I'm working in a group, I have to coordinate with my group members on 1) When to come in during lunch or 2) When we can come in and work on it. I think we should be given the choice on whether we want to work individually or not because I think it was more successful for me. This may not be true for everyone else, of course, but I think I might be better off learning on my own. When someone else is typing, I think it's easy to stop focusing on the program as opposed to directing our full concentration on it. For example, I might be paying attention only 75% to what is going on as opposed to 100%. I was also sick yesterday and didn't come to school, so I couldn't come during lunch to work on the program with my group, and that could cause some problems. I'll try to study the material on my own and see what comes of it because I need to get back into my old habit of doing everything by myself. It's probably not a good idea to rely on other people because there could be gaps in my understanding of the material.