In Class: Workshopping

My previous experiences with in-class workshops haven't been the best. Of course, I really haven't done one since I was a freshman or sophomore in high school, however, I feel as though absolutely nothing gets done. First off, there's always the chance that you'll get put in a group consisting of all your best friends, and all you end up doing is talking about the latest drama flying around the school. Fortunately, I don't really have a 'best' friend here, so I hope that problem won't arise. Then, just like Ms. Irvin mentioned, whenever I do workshops, or have someone else edit my paper, I never think that their revisions are important, or they don't make sense, or they aren't going to make my paper any better. I haven't done work-shopping for a long time, but back in high school, I was at the top of my class, and I just felt like a lot of people were below me, and that their comments didn't really matter. I am assuming that since we are all well-educated, college students, these workshops will be a lot more beneficial, and I'll actually feel as though people's inputs matter! Going into it with an open mind! :)