School has been going well for us both. I am finding the MBA program at Temple informative and valuable, although I am growing weary of group work. I am simply not used to relying on others to complete assignments, but this experience will be valuable in my career as teamwork becomes more prevalent at work. As a manager, I imagine teamwork and coordination are the most important things.

The group work itself is not difficult, it’s just the personalities, ability, and work ethic of my cohorts that sometimes bothers me. Some of my cohorts seem preoccupied with non-school activities, which is understandable, but frustrating in the context that everyone leads a busy life, and everyone has other things to do, including me. I’ve only met a few really competent people, using myself as the rubric, and I don’t want to sound conceited, but I have found the majority of my peers lacking. Whether plodding, uncommitted, distracted, myopic, selfish, average, or technologically out of touch, these students are disappointing.

Next term, Lisa and I are taking two classes together. I am confident that she will be the ideal group member, both intelligent, capable, and responsible–otherwise there will be trouble in paradise.