I Do Love Me Some Gameshows

Hunter Straine! Come on down! You have been chosen as the next contestant on Tuckman's Stages of Group Development! ....I should have thought of a catchier title.

Video 1- Coach Carter:
Norming- This video shows that as a team, the players were able to complete the push-ups and the suicides for their teammate.  The team managed to come to one mutual goal, and that was to get their teammate back on the team.  Some had to give up on their own mutual interests.  For example the last guy to join in on the workout seemed very hesitant   This player gave up his past emotions to come together with his team

Video 2- Aladdin
Performing-  Aladdin, along with his team, were able to defeat evil, free Genie, and marry the princess.  Talk about performing!  Aladdin and his team are able to work autonomously to complete goals and work hard.   They each have their own individual goals, but work hard for the mutual goal of saving their home from evil.

Video 3- Remember the Titans
Storming-  The storming phase in the stages of group development revolves around addressing issues.  Through addressing these issues, the team is then able to grow from them.  In Remember the Titans, the team is able to grow from realizing the unqualified lack of respect they have for one another, due to the color of each person's skin.  Although the change may seem hard or unpleasant, it is definitely worth it in the end.

Video 4- Finding Nemo
Adjourning-  The point of the adjourning phase is to complete tasks by breaking up the team.  This video is an example of this, because the fish are willing to break up the team by freeing nemo.  Every fish in  the fish tank wants to escape, but they instead but the needs of the young fish, nemo before their own.  They break up the group to do individual tasks while also working together to make sure nemo is able to escape.

Video 5- Mean Girls
Forming- Forming is  about trying to be a part of a group driven by the acceptance of others.  In Mean Girls, Cady Heron is a transfer student from Africa and is experiencing High School for the first time.  She is yearning for friends and a group to be a part of, in this crazy part in her life.  She becomes to be a part of the popular group known as the plastics who are incredibly shallow and vein, but popular.