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