Like I said last week, feedback is something that I am used to doing in my classes but something that isn't always easy to do if you have to give negative feedback. This week I decided to read the articles "The Difference Between Praise and Feedback" by MindShift and "Be a Mirror" by Gravity Goldberg.
In the article "The Difference Between Praise and Feedback" the thing that stood out to me the most and something that I agreed with was how they talked about how praise is often "sugarcoated." Praise and feedback won't mean very much to a person if they hear the same thing over and over again such as "good job" or "you aced that." After you head those responses enough time it's almost like you just brush it off of your shoulder. But when constructive feedback is given and a reason is given for why a person might have liked what you did, it give you more of an impact.
In the article "Be a Mirror" it addressed something that I had never heard before. A strategy that some people use when giving feedback is taking the opinions out of feedback such as "I think." If people try to write or do something just in order to please someone else that isn't the greatest strategy to use to succeed in whatever subject you are getting feedback on. When giving feedback it is all about the writer not about the reader.
In the article "The Difference Between Praise and Feedback" the thing that stood out to me the most and something that I agreed with was how they talked about how praise is often "sugarcoated." Praise and feedback won't mean very much to a person if they hear the same thing over and over again such as "good job" or "you aced that." After you head those responses enough time it's almost like you just brush it off of your shoulder. But when constructive feedback is given and a reason is given for why a person might have liked what you did, it give you more of an impact.
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In the article "Be a Mirror" it addressed something that I had never heard before. A strategy that some people use when giving feedback is taking the opinions out of feedback such as "I think." If people try to write or do something just in order to please someone else that isn't the greatest strategy to use to succeed in whatever subject you are getting feedback on. When giving feedback it is all about the writer not about the reader.
Hi Chelsea! I like what you said about the sugar-coated comments. I definitely feel like that sometimes when nice comments start to seem superficial. One thing that you said that really stood out to me was how constructive feedback can leave an impact on people. While in college, I have been involved with a program that involves me mentoring other college kids to be the best versions of themselves and sometimes it seems so easy to just glaze over other students because I do not want to hurt their feelings. Anyways, Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
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