One group member misses the deadline for the second time.
Say, “You always do this. You’re ruining the project.”
Ignore it and finish their part yourself
Tell the teacher immediately
Ask what’s going on and make a clear plan so it doesn’t happen again
A student says, “We’re doing my idea. I’m not changing it.”
Vote and move on
Stop sharing ideas
Say, “What if we try yours first and then mine if it doesn’t work?”
Argue until they give in
Two group members clearly don’t like each other and won’t talk.
Avoid pairing them together
Tell them to grow up
Let the leader handle everything
Say, “Can we just focus on the assignment so we can finish?”
A member hasn’t responded to messages in days.
Send an angry message calling them out
Remove them from the chat
Do nothing and hope they show up
Message them directly and ask if they’re confused or stuck
One student takes over and complains no one helps.
Thank them and move on
Ask to split the tasks so everyone has a part.
Let them do it
Tell them to stop being bossy
Right before presenting, two students argue about content.
Quickly agree on one version so the group doesn’t fall apart
Let it go and present anyway
Say, "Too late, deal with it."
Ask the teacher to decide
One student contributes very little but expects credit.
Say, “Can you finish this part before we turn it in?”
Call them lazy
Say nothing
Document it for later
Two students thought they were doing the same part.
Drop one version
Blame each other
Decide who is doing what moving forward
Pick the better one
Someone starts getting sarcastic during planning.
Take a pause and steer the group back to the task
Be sarcastic back
Change the subject
Ignore it
One student wants “good enough,” another wants perfection.
Agree on what the assignment requires and aim for that
Split the work
Make fun of them
Give up
A student shuts down after their idea isn’t picked.
Let them check out
Move on
Find a way to include part of their idea
Tell them to get over it
One member refuses to let anyone else help.
Reassign tasks so everyone has a role
Let them do everything
Ask the teacher to assign jobs
Tell them they're bossy
The group can’t meet outside of school.
Give up
Insist someone cancel something and make time
Meet without everyone
Adjust plans to meet briefly or work asynchronously
A student says, “This is your fault.”
Redirect the group toward fixing the problem
Walk away
Stay quiet
Blame them back
One student thinks others aren’t good enough.
Separate completely
Let them redo everything
Insult them
Divide work based on strengths
The project is due tomorrow and things aren’t done.
Decide what must be finished first and start there
Email for an extension
Yell at everyone
Panic
