Seats

I apologize for not first discussing rearranging seats with all of the group leaders. I did not realize there would be a backlash for an idea that was meant only to help the group. I would have brought it up at the group leader meeting if I had known we were having one. We need to establish a president or "force" Dr. Feinberg to pick one, so when things like this happen we have someone who can make a decision.

I want to switch seats only for the benefit of the class as a whole. To me my group is merely a small part of the overall picture. I have noticed in class that Dr. Feinberg is actively engaging those in the front rows or the "T" zone. I also notice how unengaged the people towards the back of the class room are. If you sit in your groups, and are asked to participate then that is just another experience y0ur group can use to bond and form relationships. If the same groups always sit in the front then what is this doing for the other groups?

I do not see how this is as complicated as people are claiming it to be. The layout has been decided for you. All you would have to do was email your group members, just as you did the first day we had groups.

I wonder if you stopped to consider why this might benefit the class, before thinking about how it is effecting you and your needs.

Also, what does this say about us as team leaders if we can not accomplish something like implementing a seating chart. What if we were asked to do something much bigger and more complicated? Could we do it?

Suggestion for the future. When one of us makes a decision or suggests something you don't like, ask probing questions to find out why they did it, instead of just saying, "No, I'm not doing it, Sorry!"