Life’s About Compromise

I’ve never been the type of person to just sit back and let other people take the reigns on an issue, especially if it was something that could in the end have a direct result on me or something I care about. When this discussion was going on it was definitely more of an argument between a few select people rather than a discussion being held by the class as a whole. I hoped that people would present their ideas and then other members of the class would respectfully agree or disagree. This did not happen. There were a few people who were absolutely for or against certain ideas and were so dominant that the majority of the class held their tongues and didn’t bother agreeing or disagreeing when such persons were speaking their mind.

I remember presenting a few ideas and immediately asking for feedback because of course I wanted things a certain way, but if the majority of students disagreed I would certainly put my idea to rest.

The gentlemen who went to the front of the class in charge did not do such a good job at controlling everyone and understanding what people were saying. He should have taken a minute to figure out how he was going to sort out and record all the ideas being mentioned prior to diving right in. Understandably, the second time around, it’s easier for someone to get up their afterwards having learned from his mistakes. But the errors that the first leader was making, I thought, were pretty ridiculous. In the end people agreed on what would be most beneficial for themselves and the class as a whole but it was, no doubt, a chaotic process that could have used some leadership and control.