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...