Working with a Partner

It's almost time for us to start thinking about our main games in our class. When we choose our learning topic, which we will do this week, we base our team selection on whose ideas are close to our own. Sometimes I select your team members for you. There are other times when I allow you to select your team members. We are getting close to the time that this needs to take place. Have you given any thought to who you would like to work with in the class? Don't base your decision on who you are friends with. Don't base your decision on who you are sitting beside either. It is much more than this. Being a team member is hard work. Sometimes friends don't make the best partners. You will work with one other person in most cases. Your partner needs to be responsible, dependable, and have a good work ethic and so do you. Your partner needs to come to school regularly and be willing to compromise and work for the good of the team and so do you. Both of you need to be able to work independently and to stay on task without someone watching you constantly. You both need to be able to set and meet your own goals. Can you do that? Now that that's said. Who might you like to work with? I have a pretty good idea of who I want to work together in your class and who I don't. But, we can discuss this. This is an important decision for you. It will determine the kind of game you will make and the quality of your work for the semester. You need to spend some time pondering it. So will I.