Feedback Thoughts

Getting and giving feedback can sometimes be a difficult task. Some people are afraid to hear what others say and some people have a difficult time accepting their own flaws. I have become pretty good at accepting what others have to say, but seeing critiques is never easy. These articles can help!

Tips for taking feedback
This article brings up 5 points about accepting feedback. One of my favorite tips is that if you can accept the feedback, then that means that you have not reached your highest potential. This tip is so great because it says that yes there are negative things about your writing, but the positive is that they believe that you have so much more to gain. If someone were to comment this on my story or blog post, I would take it as a positive rather than a negative.

Rejection and What To Do
One of my favorite things that author Guy Winch says in this article is to "have zero tolerance for self-criticism". This speaks volumes. It pretty much says that even when someone says something rude and mean, just know that it doesn't define you. Learn from what these people have to say and apply it for the future. Just don't take what someone has to say personally. This is very difficult at times, but it is very important

Importance of learning

Be a Mirror

This article is about giving feedback. Its main focus is telling the reading to be a mirror. By this they mean to read with a growth mindset in place. Growth mindset is very important for students and people in general to have. This article states to focus on what the reader has provided. Doing this allows better feedback with what was put out by the author. The most important part of this article was about not saying "I like" or "I enjoyed" as this gives a pleasing tone to the feedback rather than a critical tone. This may sound weird, but it doesn't give the one being critiqued enough to go off of. 

Learning Feedback

The author of this article gives a numerous amount of examples on ways to learn how to feedback. A good point from the article is to take action. It is important to give feedback that one can take action from. This can be positive or negative. Another major topic of this article is to be consistent with your feedback. A rubric would be the best way for consistency from student to student feedback. This article brought up many points on how to be a better feedback-er and I plan on using this to my advantage.