Goodbye and God Bless!

Adieu….

It has been a pleasure working with all of you, my colleagues. I have learned to appreciate the diversity within this cohort group as together we have forged paths towards our various goals. We may not have always agreed or seen eye to eye on the parts, but then come together in agreement on the sum of the matter. It is also rewarding to see us all come one course closer to our goals. I have enjoyed reading the different perspectives that come out in our discussion, perspectives that I perhaps never would have employed and I have especially enjoyed the laughs that many of your blog posts have engendered.

With the skills that we have learned and hopefully developed, it is my prayer that we will all continue making a positive impact on the children and the families that we serve and perhaps the world.

Success to us all!!!!

On the Adjournment!

The hardest group that I had to adjourn from was the one where there was a great sense of cohesion and unity. It consisted of a group of educators in the early learning field who were given the task to demonstrate practical uses of play for the benefit of the students.  The group was well organized with effective leadership, excellent communication, and clear goals. Friendships were formed as we had common individual goals and beliefs as well. As we adjourned we exchanged contact information and promises to keep in touch. To date, this was the best professional group that I have had the privilege of being a part of.

As I anticipate the adjournment stage of this master’s degree group of colleagues I believe it will be bitter-sweet. While I have not met any of my colleagues physically, we have bonded over our common goals of love for children and the desire to better ourselves and therefore it will be a little sad to come to the end. It will also be a joy to say goodbye, however, as it will mean that I am one step closer to the goals I have given myself. Adjourning is an essential stage in teamwork as it is during this stage that the team members can reflect on the successes and failures of the group. Reflection provides an opportunity to see what could have been done better, as well as which methods worked well and could be repeated. So although adjourning could be difficult sometimes it is essential to effective teamwork.