I get a migraine just thinking about the class we had after the test. Yet, it is important to analyze it formally in reference to the decision making process. Personally, I think that I attempted to COMPROMISE more than any of the other 4 ways. The reason I decided in this manor was because I kept in mind that our proposal had to be unanimous. For example: I was in favor for the essay to be on the next exam when another student was not. It seemed that more people were in favor for there to be an essay in comparison to those that were not in favor. I felt that this particular student was choosing to ACCOMMODATE and let the class decide for him even though that is not what he wanted. Although I did not agree with this student I still defended him because his opinion mattered, regardless if we agreed or not. I was focusing on the class as a whole instead of just pushing what I wanted for myself, like most members of the class were doing. If I had the power to choose a different approach to this whole conflict, initially I would have chosen to have the professor be involved in helping us make our decision. I like that we had the opportunity to voice our opinions and have the freedom to act without the typical reign from a teacher, but it was complete chaos. With a more defined person of authority, I think there would have been more respect, as well as structure, involved in the process.
This is why there is a teacher to begin with, but I’m glad I was a part of this exercise because it was beneficial to understanding and learning the decision making process.
