Tuckman's Model

When I think about Tuckman's model I immediately think about being apart of The National Honor Society back in high school. I know I'm in college now but that was the first thought that popped into my mind....

If you think closely, being apart of The National Honor Society does follow the Tuckman Model.

Forming

• The book centers that the meaning of forming is the initial stage of putting a group together, which is true. 

For instance, The National Honor Society was formed on the merits of good academics. Students who accumulated above a 3.0 for all four years in high school were given the privilege to join. Letters of requirements were passed to all students who qualified and thus, this way the first step in the formation of NHS. Also, once admitted, roles such as President, Secretary...etc were to be assigned(cast by votes). Each position played an important role in how NHS would run. Year after year, NHS used this method to form a group based on new members.

Storming 
In NHS, we came to a lot of standstills when it came to this certain stage. Matters of opinion differed from one individual to the next, making it hard for many of us to agree on the same subject. For starts, we did a lot of blood drives, food drives, and charity work through my high school. The NHS was in charge of all of it but the trouble was having everyone agree on how to run about putting all aspects together. Our main issues always came to working the blood drives, specifically with "who can work". We eventually solved the issue with giving those with more flexible schedules to work longer and those with limited time to carry out the little duties such as, stocking the snack table, passing out booklets and cleanup.

Norming  

• The book explains that norming follows storming in the attempt to make readers understand that "norming" is how a group functions on a regular basis after learning how the group typically interacts.

When I used to be in NHS, the group did have a distinct pattern. We always held meetings every Tuesday, our head chairman always started out with a greeting and a brief synopsis of the meeting. Also, during these meetings, members always knew to volunteer for upcoming projects around the school. 

Performing

When it comes to this part of the model, NHS was definitely an 'Ongoing Group'. We had many projects in line for the whole school year, however, each event gave room/time to plan. In order to plan out and work out certain events we always held a sign up sheet outside of the meeting room door. Making it easy for those who are interested in working on a project to sign up. Also, the weekly meetings makes it easy to keep tasks in order and refreshed. 

Adjourning

• The book points out that the last step of the model is based on a group's ability to be recognized and participate in a celebration of their work. 

I totally agree with this statement because that was exactly how I ended my time in The National Honor Society. With the hard work that the members of the group and myself put towards blood drives and food drives we were greatly recognized for it. We all received badges of recognition and I received a stole to wear during graduation as well as other selected members. I believe that all groups want to be praised when they reach this point of the journey.