Teamwork Skills from the
story Whitewashing the Fence
Working with others in a group of two or more to accomplish a common objective is referred to as teamwork.
- Having a purpose and developing your identity through teamwork.
- Establish specific objectives and work cooperatively to achieve them.
- Working alone has the drawback because it's simple to lose focus or motivation.
For academic and
professional development; building relationships and cooperating with others
need a variety of critical abilities and behaviors, including:
- Connection
- Contribution
- Communication
- Cooperation
- Conflict Management
- Change Management
- Commitment
- Capable Team
Teamwork skills from the story:
Mark Twain, the American story writer, penned the story of how Tom Sawyer manages to get out of doing a task set by his Aunt Polly as a punishment for disobeying her the day before.
Tom is a bright and energetic young boy who has been
condemned to whitewash a fence on a lovely summer’s day. He knows that all his
friends will be playing and enjoying themselves, whereas he himself will have
to work. But Tom’s unhappiness does not last, because he comes up with a
wonderful idea to solve his problem.
When one of his friends Ben Rogers, enters the scene,
munching an apple and pretending to operate a steamboat, Tom acts as though he
is completely focused on his work of whitewashing the fence. Tom argues that
whitewashing is a privilege and that Aunt Polly would only entrust it to him
when Ben makes fun of him for having to work. Tom accepts Ben's request to
allow him to try in exchange for Ben giving him the remainder of his apple. For
the rest of the day, Tom plays this prank on other boys. He collects various assets,
such as a dead rat on a thread, marbles, a piece of chalk, and other
items, and the boys do a lot of work for him until the fence has three coats of
paint by the time the game is through. He is joyful, wealthy, and upbeat about
the future.
Thus, Tom Sawyer uses his intelligence to create a team of
willing painters to whitewash the fence for him.
