Be a Mirror: Give Readers Feedback That Fosters a Growth Mindset
There were a few things that I like about this article but to start with the main idea of being a "mirror" is useful only some of the time. I think that the idea is correct behind this but I think there is room for being a role model as well when giving feedback. Although being a role model may not be as good for topics like reading and writing, I feel that the best feedback I have received has been from people I look up to. That being said I feel this is where practice what you preach comes into play. What I liked about this article was it said to be specific. So many times I've gotten "feedback" from people but nothing was very specific whether good or bad, so I found it difficult to make changes if needed or see what was going well. This is why I want to be able to give as specific feedback as I can this semester because I feel this will help others, as well as maybe setting a precedence as to how I wish others to give me feedback. I also liked the idea of the feedback being transferable. I think that this means to allow room for challenge. I think that while people should be specific they shouldn't just tell people how to fix things either. I think it is important for people to struggle and eventually find what was needed for improvement.
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| This is an image of a mirror which I found on this website. I felt that it went well with the topic of the article I reviewed. |
First off let me start by saying I have tried to remove the yellow at the end of that link but I just can't seem to figure out what to do.... someone should leave me some positive feedback (see what I did there?). What I liked about this article was the idea that praise should be given to one who has achieved something difficult. I find it too often that I see people become lazy because they are just pleasing people who so often told them their work was good even if it wasn't that exceptional. I think that this can hinder people in the long run. I also liked the idea of just being present. I always found that if someone keeps tabs on me or just checks in every so often that I don't want to have them catch me being lazy or disappointing. I think this presence drives people to work even when no one is looking.
For this class, I know that it will take me some time to get into the swing of giving feedback to people. But unlike last semester, I plan on giving specific feedback to people in order for them to challenge themselves as well. I think I can keep a presence by continually trying to check on a certain few people each week or so with my comments. I look forward to attempting to give better feedback this semester.
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