The Writings of an Illiterate Man Vol. 2

How To Give Students Specific Feedback That Actually Helps Them Learn I definitely think highlighting specific things done well is immensely more helpful than just saying good job. Highlighting specifics makes it so much easier to know how much you are improving in certain areas, and how much you still need to improve in others. Try Feedforward Instead of Feedback This article makes some great points, however, the author seems to be under the impression that all feedback focuses on mistakes instead of making suggestions to improve. In my opinion, the whole idea of feed forward is one of the most important parts of feedback. If you don't tell someone how to fix something, there is almost no point in telling them that they messed up in the first place. Suggestions on ways to improve are so important when giving feedback. I played soccer from when I was about 5 years old until the end of high school. By far the coach I disliked the most was one that just yelled at me when I messed...

5 Tips For Taking Feedback Like a Champ I really liked this article. It highlighted the very real fact that most people are bad at taking constructive criticism. But it also gives some solid advice to taking that criticism. Taking criticize is always something I have had trouble with. I am much better at taking it now than I used to be, but I could still be better at it. I really liked the point about being in a state of under-performing as opposed to having under-performing as a trait. I think this is a really important distinction to make. You can always improve at something you are bad at. Using Harsh Feedback to Fuel Your Career I think this article also gave some sound advice. I liked that it focused on having a positive mindset after receiving feedback. The point about creating incentives for yourself is a pretty important part. It isn't always necessary as in some cases improvement itself is all that is necessary to motivate you. But is other cases some extra motivati...