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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I tell my children they must do 100% of the work in the group project if they want 100% of the points. FCPS rules say they can't be graded on others' contributions but we know this is BS.

the projects have been fine once you get to AP classes. All the students are putting in the work there. Prior to that, it's a nightmare. And no, it is absolutely not the same as adults collaborating in the workplace. Last year my kid got dinged - she wrote the script for some skit and the 3 boys in her group decided to improvise the ending, thus producing a skit that did not meet the length requirements.

there's maybe been 1 project for AP history this year, no issues.[/quote]

I take points from the kids who steamroll the others and try to do the whole project themselves. If your group members are trying to contribute and you’re shutting down their ideas, refusing to communicate and reach understanding, dictating what they can/can’t add to the project and then trying to present all the info, and generally bossing/dominating/shutting down and going solo instead of working as a team, you’re not collaborating and your not getting 100% of the point. Collaboration is a 2 way process. The same way the kids who don’t try to participate at all lose points, so do the ones who inhibit collaboration to retain total control this way. [/quote]

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