Should we persist with a step or a group which is not going well. No names no pack drill. A UK teacher whos name comes up on this sight regulaly, and seems to spend a fair amount of time in the USA. Once told us that if a group is causing trouble, throw it out and replace it with something else. He said. You will probably never do it well.So the teacher who insists and persists week after week with something that is not going well is wrong, according to an expert.