The class on that Monday was definitely not something I expected, nor was it wanted. To have that sort of stress and chaos on a Monday, of all days, is not only inhumane, but borderline insane as well. Although I'm glad that we were able to come to a compromise that somewhat satisfied all parties, I'm sure that the same end would have been accomplished in a much easier and stress free way. I have been involved in various different clubs and organizations and all meetings were conducted under the Robert's Rule of Order. These rules and guidelines are also used to run meetings in the U.N. They are very effective in organizing meetings with a large amount of people in attendence. It was obvious from the very beginning that this was a test of our management skills. I was considering whether or not I should introduce these rules and help Rich conduct class. I had decided not to because Robert's Rule of Order requires a great deal of cooperation and compliance, which was obviously something the class as a whole wasn't willing to contribute. It would have also taken some time to explain all of its intricacies and that would have been unwise since we had about an hour and 15 minutes to complete this task.
A lot of individuals were more concerned with themselves and their own individual gain then the actual benefit as a whole and asked for quite a few ridiculously absurd conditions. Others were adament agaisnt certain conditions, which also posed a threat to achieving a good proposal since a 100% accordance was required. It seemed that we were actually getting somewhere when more people had taken charge of the class. Voices of reason also gradually became louder and louder. I was personally withdrawn throughout this whole procedure. I'm not sure why but I found the whole situation amusing. I was having a good time just watching and observing the whole situation. There were times that I was tempted to scream out absurdities into the crowd. When I heard someone request 25 extra credit points, I wanted to play the devil's advocate and demand 50. I was also "Laughing Out Loud" when certain individuals voted agaisnt the entire proposal because of an understanding. Then when people tried to reason with them their reply was, "Ahhhh, it's okay... it's okay." I was having trouble keeping myself reserved and not adding to the insanity. I suppose I have a pension for mischief.
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Interesting... Robert's Rule of Order. I think that would make a difference if there is such a effective way to communicate in a huge group. Well... if only people are willing to listen to it anyways. From the experience, I guess anything like that might consider as "waste of time" to most of the people. It's interesting a lot of people are withdrawn from participation, including myself. And you are right, certain situation happened was extremely ridicules. I really wonder how would people react if you did call out a 50 point extra credit. Well... it wouldn't be good for sure, but hey, some people might go with it. Despite all the yelling and screaming, I was glad (or surprised) the proposal went through.
I think you got it right when you said "borderline insane". lol. and it's also true how ppl were only thinking of themselves and how they could improve their score. I think I would have added for your demand of 50 and gone with "I say we go with 75". hey it doesn't hurt right? hahaha. I appreciate the compliment about me maybe taming the lions if I would have spoke up but I don't think it would have helped. I would have been cut off by someone screaming over me and lost my 15 seconds of fame. And it would have been back to the chaos that I enjoyed too.
I agree with you, that monday class definitely not we expected. Human being is selfish. Like what we had in that monday class, people just want to gain whatever they want. They never think about the class as whole. I want a good grade as well. who else does not like a good grade? I think it is interesting to heard from you about the Robert's rule of order.
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