Back to School Bingo - the anatomy of a group project
The base coat was the rubric. A blank canvas.
Polish 1 knew the material and had everything covered. They provided so much content they could have completed the entire project and walked away with an A. But that wasn't the assignment, this was a group project.
Polish 2 (the semi-useful contributor). They genuinely wanted to help and brought some experience. While their ideas had been done before, others said their additions were well liked. Their work fit well and added to the overall project.
Top Coat couldn't contribute a single original thought on the actual material, but they could proofread and make it look pretty. By the time they were finished, the project was ready for submission.
Then, at the absolute last minute, Polish 3 and Polish 4 panicked. Having done zero effort up to this point, they realized they wouldn’t get any credit. So they forced loud, visible changes to prove they existed and that they contributed something. Top Coat obliged to proof read and make it pretty a second time.
Polish 1's original foundation is barely recognizable. Even though they did the heavy lifting creating the project foundation, the final product has become a chaotic hodgepodge of slapped-together ideas where the last minute additions somehow end up stealing the spotlight.
And everyone will get the exact same grade...
Pic 1 is the final submittal. Pic 2 is the project before the last minute contributions. This group project assignment may have left me slightly triggered. Will see how long I can stand to keep it on.