How badly did I want the boost?

I'll admit, I was a bit timid at first, but for my own personal reasons. I already knew that there would be other people stepping up to the plate other than I that would feel as if they would be bale to control the tempers flaring throughout the class.

I'll admit, at first I was handling the conflict at hand with avoidance. I usually like to let people vent out in frustration and capitalize on their mistakes. I like to listen to what other people have to say before I come up with a conclusion off of their ideas.

The class was arguing left and right and yelling at each other and I felt that it would of gone nowhere if people were not willing to compromise. By my avoidance in the initial phase of the discussion was me compromising that I would take a role in listening in order to get some ideas across the board as you might see it.

I did notice that some individuals were using the idea of competing to win in order to get their own way. You can see that some individuals were fixed on one suggestion and not willing to listen towards others. I felt it was wrong to attack another classmate because they disagreed with the overall majority without giving the chance to explain why they disagreed.

Currently, in my situation with my team writing up the business plan, I'm trying my hardest to keep the brainstorming phase as open as possible, but its really hard to move forth when two people just don't agree upon certain terms. There must be a time at which both agree to disagree and move on with the big task at hand, which is to complete the project.

I admired the brave individuals who stepped up in order to take the fall if there was no proposal at the end of the class. I'm sure they were thinking about it the entire time. Would they be able to convince everyone to agree to a simple proposal, at which everyone in the class weather good grade or bad would be able to accept?

Again, I believe overall, dealing with conflict has aspects to all of those listed. There is no one right way to deal with conflict because it's different on every situation. I do believe that people do need to speak up in order to set their ground on a disbelief, yet other members must give the opportunity for free ideas to flow in order for more options to surface.

This is my take on the class debate. I thought it was very interesting to watch as it all unfolded in front of us. I did mention the idea of extra credit, which everyone seemed very fixed on restructuring the test by what how the questions were written and many were close-minded, which did not lead to them thinking outside the box, like I did :) JK JK, for those who take it personally.