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