I have had the hardest time during the adjourning stage of the group process in groups where I felt a cohesiveness, like everyone had come through the experience stronger from the challenges that had been worked through and from the relationships that had been formed. Additionally, when you get to know group members on a personal level I think it is harder to leave and I think more of an effort is made to keep in touch. Once a year I still get together with a group of people I worked with 20 years ago and we retell stories about incidents that happened while working together, some of them bring tears from laughing and other tears of sadness. In that process we affirm the work we did and the students we helped and we offer support in current projects that are going on in each other's lives.
Adjourning from a group that I have only communicated with electronically and in a structured setting will be a new experience for me. It would be nice to keep in touch via e mail and I would like to actually meet at graduation as we clebrate our success at achieveing our Master's together, and put names with faces and say thank you for helping me grow and learn and best wishes for the future!
Suzanne,
ReplyDeleteI have a hard time adjourning from the groups that I have a strong connection with as well. I also have a hard time adjourning from a group that has not completed the task set out for completion. Groups made and maintained through electronics is new to me also. I do not truly know about the adjourning stage, I do hope that we can continue to keep in touch and assist each other throughout our careers.
Luci
Suzanne,
ReplyDeleteIt is difficult to adjourn from groups where there is a personal connection. I have had several group experiences where this is the case. I am also new to the online learning world. In the past, I haven't kept in touch with my classmates, however, I hope this changes. I have gone through this process with many of the same people and while we haven't met personally I have a strong connection to the work that is being done. Thanks for sharing!