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Feedback Strategies

 


The two sources that resonated the most with me were Be a Mirror by Gravity Goldberg, and Five Reasons to Stop Saying "Good Job!" by Alfie Kohn. As always, feedback is such an important part of our lives every day. It is both criticism and reassurance that people seek on a regular basis. It is especially important since I am going to be a teacher (in less than a year, oh my gosh) I need to understand the "do's and dont's" of how to give my students proper feedback in the classroom. The article I found most interesting was about why saying good job can be damaging to students, that is something I had never thought of. I am currently a wrestling coach and my vocabulary is mostly "good job" because, positive thinking, right? I know as a student and athlete myself that I was definitely a praise junkie and always was seeking validation about my abilities. Overall, this is the sort of thing I am going to look out for when giving people feedback on their stories and written work, that saying "good work " is not always positive. 

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