24 – Group Assignment
Group Assignment.
What do you feel first when you hear this word?
Even though I became a college student less than a month ago
I am so scared that my mouth is shaking.
Even in middle and high school, we had paired performance evaluations.
Even people who don’t go to college probably know this.
And, there are stories about group assignments floating around the community.
I knew I would do it someday, but
I never thought it would be done already…
The professor came in quietly and
It’s only been a minute since you wrote down the group task with a board marker.
I have all kinds of thoughts in my head.
“hahahahaha, you don’t have to think about it that hard.”
Then, he lowered the electric screen.
He illuminated the beam projector.
There are topics and grading criteria.
And the standards for forming groups were written down.
“Group tasks will be carried out in pairs, with three people per group. Of course, we will leave the composition of the group up to you.”
“Professor! Does that mean we can form groups autonomously?”
The professor nodded with a satisfied expression.
Then, people around me breathed a sigh of relief.
I also jumped on the bandwagon.
‘I almost got into big trouble.’
Group task free boarding?
Non-cooperation?
I’m not afraid of that.
With people who have never even spoken properly
I am afraid of the pressure of having to do group work.
I’m glad though.
If Junghwan and Minho, who have become quite close over the past month, are together
I think I will be able to get through it somehow.
“Mi…Minho…Junghwan…?”
“Don’t worry. I won’t abandon you.”
“Are you worried about that? Open your face.”
They both know that I am sensitive to such things.
Because of the attention of those around me, I even had counseling until recently.
Oh, by the way, I don’t mind the attention of people around me anymore.
If I smile and wave at someone who looks at me, I just die.
He ran away right away.
I guess this is why people who enjoy it are first-rate.
“But why is the topic like that?”
The place Minho pointed to was a screen illuminated by a beam projector.
The topic of the first group project of university life is
It was ‘Qualities and roles of workers at social welfare facilities.’
“Isn’t it not limited to social workers, but also includes other occupations?”
“What, a counselor or something?”
If you look at the big picture, the frame of ‘social welfare worker’ is
This includes people such as nursing care workers and psychotherapists.
Then what the professor wants in this assignment is
You want content that is not limited to ‘social workers’.
As expected, several classmates are raising their hands and asking questions to the professor.
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However, the professor did not give a clear answer and
You picked up the microphone.
“What I want is your thoughts. I don’t want to make the topic clear.
My judgment is that I cannot properly recognize each thought.
Please select what you think of ‘social welfare workers’ as the topic of this assignment.
This concludes today’s class.”
Then, he took out his cell phone and started taking electronic attendance.
This is done before the end of class to catch those who run away.
The professor who took attendance and major books left.
The selection of classmates has begun.
“Seonghwan! Would you like to join us?”
“Sorry. I already have a team.”
“Ah, it’s a shame. There’s only one person missing…”
My classmate’s sister, who ran to me first, stretched out.
I approach each person and ask questions.
If you see him shaking hands and receiving phone numbers from the person he asked for the second time,
Thank goodness I was saved.
“First, shall we go home and chat?”
“Okay, I’m not busy right now.”
Junghwan and Minho packed their bags and got up from the integrated desk and chair.
I also nodded and stood up.
***
“Group task?”
“Yes, it will be announced in two weeks.”
I sat in front of Ara who was enjoying her meal. She said
She said there was a group assignment.
Ara just listened quietly and then
She suddenly put down her chopsticks with a thud.
“In the early days of Queens, while receiving vocal instruction, did you ever pair up and do group work?”
“It’s a famous story, right?”
Because it was something that was said on a program before.
A simple meme is going around in the community.
I didn’t know, but those memes were posted directly by the station’s PD on the community site.
It seemed like they were saying it was something to sow.
“What I said then was actually a lie.”
“Which part?”
“I was on a team with Yeji, and I told you that we barely made the cut thanks to Yeji’s good performance.”
“That… The part where you say your sister definitely got on the bus?”
“Yes, that’s a lie. Yeji was trolling because the pitch and everything were wrong.”
That is just as shocking.
Yeji’s pitch is wrong.
Looking at it now, it is an unimaginable scene.
They say that once you listen to music, you can even play it on the piano.
Because I had seen it on a program.
“Yeji, that’s because you haven’t been practicing.”
“Ah… If that’s the case… It’s a troller.”
It’s not that I couldn’t do it, it’s that I didn’t do it.
Then why did you use the shield?
If it were me, I would have laughed and revealed the troller’s identity.
“You’re the eldest daughter of our members, right? You’re also the older sister… I don’t want your reputation to get bad for no reason.”
Ara smiled and picked up his chopsticks.
Ara calls the older Yeji by her first name.
That’s how close they are.
Even though I had a bit of a headache in the past,
I was worried that the reputation of my close friend while a member would get worse.
You must have lied.
“Well, I’ve been practicing properly since that day.”
“Ha… Yeji is still human.”
“Really? If you make a mistake once, you try twice as hard.”
Not this time, but in the future group assignments
She sighed because it was impossible for such a person to exist.
Do not do group work only in major classes.
It is natural to do group work in liberal arts classes.
At that time, you have to do group work with people you are meeting for the first time.
Ugh.. My stomach hurts already.
“Seonghwan, give me more food.”
“Yes, yes. Okay.”
Ara smiled brightly and held the bowl of rice she had given her.
She lifted a rice spoon in front of the rice cooker.
***
Ara turns on the laptop she bought as an entrance gift.
As she sat down in the chair, her cell phone started buzzing.
Ara is also next to her, and at this time, she has no one to come to KakaoTalk.
Who is it?
[Lee Min-ho]: Kids.
{Lee Min-ho]: Looks like you’re in trouble with your assignment?
[Kang Jeong-hwan]: Jujeop ㄴㄴ
[Kang Jeong-hwan]: There are still 15 days left.
[Kang Jeong-hwan]: /Emoji of a dog hitting its owner with a bottle/
I laughed out loud when I saw the emoticon.
Because Minho made a fuss in group chat every time there was an assignment.
It looked somewhat familiar.
I thought it always happened.
I put my phone aside and tried to unlock my laptop.
Minho uploaded a photo.
[Lee Min-ho]: I uploaded a photo.
[Lee Min-ho]: I took a picture earlier. Can you see it well?
When I enlarged the screen and checked,
This was the screen that the professor had displayed using the beam projector earlier.
Presentation and submission were scheduled for two weeks.
You may need to think about the topic a bit, but it is not a difficult topic.
[Lee Min-ho] : In the lecture syllabus, it says that group assignments will last for one week.
{Lee Min-ho}: Did you ask the professor via text message?
[Kang Jeong-hwan]: Is there a typo in the syllabus?
[Lee Min-ho]: No, the screen you showed us was a typo?
[Kang Jeong-hwan] : /Emoji of a puppy looking confused/
[Lee Min-ho]: So, the assignment is due next week.
The next Introduction to Social Welfare class is on Monday.
Because today is Friday…
Only 3 days?
Then wouldn’t it be too late to get together and do the assignment right away?
What kind of professor only gives you 3 days to submit an assignment?
[Lee Min-ho]: The professor told me to pass it on to the department manager, so I did.
[Kang Jeong-hwan]: That’s crazy, shouldn’t we meet tomorrow?
If you’re meeting at school, you can just bring your laptop with you.
If we meet outside, I get a bit of a headache.
No matter where we meet, we meet with a laptop… No, there is a cafe.
But that’s just a nuisance…
[Yoo Seong-hwan]: Do you want to come to my house tomorrow?
[Lee Min-ho]: ? Are you okay?
[Yoo Seong-hwan]: I’ll ask and come back.
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She tapped Ara’s shoulder as she read the text and comments.
“Sister, can I come to my friends’ house tomorrow?”
“Huh? It doesn’t matter, but for what?”
“I thought we would have two weeks to complete the group assignment. It’s due next Monday.”
“…Is this a big problem?”
“Yes. We’re in big trouble.”
Luckily, I go to work at the convenience store every other week.
If I had gone to work at the convenience store, I would have lost my grade on the assignment.
Ara nodded her head, saying she understood.
“Yes, take your time at home. Why don’t you let me go out too?”
“Why is my sister leaving?”
“Wouldn’t my friends be uncomfortable?”
“Sister… I liked it if they liked it, but do you think they would feel uncomfortable?”
I thought about her carefully and said,
She turned her head.
I guess he was thinking about Minho.
If you worship, you worship, right?
“If Seonghwan asks me to stay, I will stay.”
“It’s the weekend and my sister is relaxing too. We’ll just stay in the living room.”
“Yes. Okay.”
Ara said that and leaned her head on my shoulder.
He ran his hand through her hair and fixed it so she wouldn’t feel uncomfortable.
Ara was happily receiving my touch like a stray cat.
She made eye contact with me, then unexpectedly kissed me on the cheek.
“My sister will never go if you don’t.”
“Really?”
“Yeah… I’m not going anywhere.”
“No, that’s a bit difficult.”
Ara saw my troubled face
She smiled brightly.
I guess it was half serious and half joking.
Me and Ara clung to each other for a while
We enjoyed skinship with each other.