I liked it.
The group dynamic: it was the best that it could be. You effectively separated us into a group with our friends and people at or around our intelligence/ performance level. And the discussions flowed nicely: we talked, we analyzed, we thought, all that good stuff. There was one problem though:the activity seemed forced. Our discussions weren't spontaneous explorations of philosophical thought relating to our course content, we were following guidelines. And, we knew we were being braded on our performance. Without the otter two factors, I don't think this discussion would have precipitated, and I think that we would have had a more meaningful conversation. Going back to group dynamic, the forced and pressured nature discouraged some from speaking and made others dominate the weak ones (myself included). There were awkward pauses because we had to move on with the conversation but knew not how. And the conversation wasn't very deep. BUT, all of these are primarily a result of our nature, not the setup of the activity (although that certainly had an influence). The activity was great and it helped us connect with the text. I just think that WE could have done a better job at overcoming our teenagerness
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