The adjourning phase is hardest for me when close bonds have been formed among the members of the team. I think that this is because you get to know one another on a professional level, but also on a personal level.
The group that I was a part of that was hardest for me to leave was my early childhood education cohort. We had been through so much together- happy and sad, good and bad; we all took a journey to a very meaningful career together. We were all experiencing the same sort of things and then having to work through them and learn from them. Graduation was our closing ritual and it was a celebration of all that we had accomplished as individuals and as a group.
I imagine that leaving my colleagues from the masters program will be similar. Although this program has been online, there are people that I met during my very first course in the program that I still have contact with. We have formed a support system to help us through the obstacles that we face.
Jamie,
ReplyDeleteI truly enjoyed your post this week. You gave me a lot of thought about us as a group in the Master's program. I too, have developed some relationships and hope that support system continues to grow.
Jamie,
ReplyDeleteI would agree that adjourning is difficult regardless of the group. Some may be a relief as I'm sure graduation will be to some extent. At the same time when relationships are formed it can be difficult to separate those bonds. When you form a trusting working partnership it is never easy to say goodbye. Sometimes when there is a goal in mind and it's not met leaving the group or separating from it when you began with high hopes can leave a since of uneasiness and that you have not accomplished something you set out too.
Ginny