Feedback Strategies

In this first article, I read about feedback was the topic of children being praised for the effort itself and completing the end task, but have we missed the point of rewards? In the article, they are mentioning a professor who rewarded kids just for trying to accomplish something, which we learned back in week one that this creates many problems. Some growth mindsets of children are fixated on just getting by, and if we start to give them positive feedback just for trying to accomplish a task, we won't be raising children ready for the harsh world where you have to work very hard for any reward you want. We should reward success, not the idea of doing your best because if we don't, we would be doing an injustice to our kids of these ages. I think setting them up for positive feedback is not a bad thing, but I also believe we shouldn't be so easy on them just because of their age or feelings. They will most likely have a more prosperous life with a strict requirement to meet with help along the way. This feedback loop will stick with them forever if we embed it in them at a young age which could be detrimental to their career. 

The second article I read talked about being a mirror when it comes to feedback, meaning that we should tell people what they're doing and let them reflect on that, not what they are missing. The first step the mention on how to successfully do this is to be specific about your feedback, by giving details and direct examples on how to improve their work- or to be intentional about your feedback. The next topic was focus, which is focusing on the things that are there, like a mirror. Show them what work they submitting and help them reflect on those topics. The next aspect is making sure your advice can transfer to later projects in their life. Such as saying extra things they can always do to improve their work. You can do this while still be specific but keeping it general enough to where they can remember it for another task. The last aspect of being a mirror feedback loop was to take yourself out of the mix. You do this by not mentioning what you liked or didn't like. Also, don't say "I think you should...." this feedback could be confused with a personal issue. I loved this article a lot because it helped me improve on how to give quality feedback without stepping on any toes. I have never heard of this feedback, but I enjoyed this feedback on my feedback a lot!

some helpful tips on good feedback