Feedback Strategies
The two articles that I really enjoyed reading were What Kinds of Messages Help Kids Grow? and The Difference Between Praise and Feedback.
The problem with feedback that I think that most people have is that instead of giving constructive criticism, they will just praise others with something positive that they might have liked from whatever it was that they did. This is an easier way to deal with feedback because with constructive criticism it can come off as harsh but if you give praise, then there is no confusion on whether or not it is "mean" or not. So the article The Difference Between Praise and Feedback was great because it addressed this and how only praises someone can sugarcoat things. The whole point of constructive criticism is that you are able to learn and grow from it. As long as you are learning, you are growing. I think that this is a great point because constructive criticism, when given correctly, is supposed to be helpful and not hurtful. I like that they used children in both of these articles/studies because they are an awesome example of how these types of behavior/words can effect the human brain (as they are still in prime growing stages). In What Kinds of Messages Help Kids Grow?, they describe that most people look at intelligence as a fixed trait, and that it is something that cannot be altered. If we learn how to speak to others (not only kids) we can help them grow, at any age.
So whenever we are giving feedback I think it is important to remember "is this going to be helpful?", instead of maybe just telling them what they want to hear.
The problem with feedback that I think that most people have is that instead of giving constructive criticism, they will just praise others with something positive that they might have liked from whatever it was that they did. This is an easier way to deal with feedback because with constructive criticism it can come off as harsh but if you give praise, then there is no confusion on whether or not it is "mean" or not. So the article The Difference Between Praise and Feedback was great because it addressed this and how only praises someone can sugarcoat things. The whole point of constructive criticism is that you are able to learn and grow from it. As long as you are learning, you are growing. I think that this is a great point because constructive criticism, when given correctly, is supposed to be helpful and not hurtful. I like that they used children in both of these articles/studies because they are an awesome example of how these types of behavior/words can effect the human brain (as they are still in prime growing stages). In What Kinds of Messages Help Kids Grow?, they describe that most people look at intelligence as a fixed trait, and that it is something that cannot be altered. If we learn how to speak to others (not only kids) we can help them grow, at any age.
So whenever we are giving feedback I think it is important to remember "is this going to be helpful?", instead of maybe just telling them what they want to hear.
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