How did accountability to peers differ from accountability to faculty or institutional deadlines?
I can't think of many times where this comes up in terms of our study group and coursework. . . However when I consider this question from the perspective of our dissertation work, I think the study group increased the level of accountability I felt for the group's success, . . . that being said, it was definitely by way of Will.
I've always been a tad cold about group work, I think I've mentioned that before. Maybe it's my nature, or it could be the Rangers, but if you weren't keeping up with the group, you got thrown out . . . eventually. There was definitely the idea that we perform best as a team in the Rangers, but also, if a Ranger wasn't pulling their weight, or holding the rest back, you cut em away. That actually came up a lot in the Rangers. If you're a "towed jumper" you got cut away.
I remember there were times when some of us might not have been as responsive, then boom, one of the study group members would remind me that we were a group and we were all finishing. I don't think I ever said that, but I know Will and Andrew did. They had to remind me constantly that we were all finishing. I mean, I was never on the verge of cutting anyone away, but they made sure I never would.
In fact, those reminders helped me stay more accountable to the group. If someone was about to propose and needed ETDR help, I made sure that I was not the reason for them struggling. If they needed my help, I tried to step up as quick and as far as possible to make sure they didn't lack for my help. I might not have said, "We're all finishing together," but I worked to make sure we all finished. I think that was infectious and created a kind of mass hysteria.
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