Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Lazy Group Members There is an issue I have observed in a high school classroom in which students were split up into groups of 6 to do a collaboration project outside of class. In one group, only two members were participating while the other 4 did nothing. Time is ticking and the project due date is quickly approaching. The two participating members of the group have expressed to the teacher their frustrations with the lazy group members. They have tried reaching out to the lazy group members, but they are still not participating. What should the teacher do? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I think the teacher should try giving individual grades as it pertains to this group work. Teachers overall have the ultimate say in what grades they give and if the other group members have expressed their concerns about others not doing any work than this calls for a group meeting where the teacher sits the group downing discusses it or the teacher can pull the students not working and tell them they need to complete an alternative assignment to get credit.