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Quote on how we should support one another and grow (Source: Padlet ) The two article I read on giving useful feedback are What Kinds of Message Help Kids Grow? and Try Feedforward Instead of Feedback . The first article was interesting to me because it talked about how parents and educators could have an impact on how young children learn and grow. It mentioned how it's better to use process praise instead of just saying "Good job!" You want to directly compliment the child's effort or action. This makes sense because we want children to have a growth mindset and to be able to take on challenges to learn and grow. The second article gave some reasons on how feedforward is a useful tool for giving feedback. This article was interesting to me because it talks about focusing on the positive part of when giving suggestions to someone. For instance, giving them advice where it would positively change their future and help them succeed in their work. Like most peop...

The first article I read on feedback was called Why Even the Best Feedback Can Bring Out the Worst in Us . I found this article interesting because it talked about how sometimes we don't take feedback well and respond in a negative way about it. Like, how we refuse to hear criticism even though it can help us better ourselves and reach our goals. One thing this article mentioned was that if we accepted the advice and bolstered our positive identities we might be more ready to accept the feedback. I found this quite helpful because I feel nobody really likes hearing constructive criticism. Also, this might be a good way to get past your bad feeling about the feedback and accept it in a positive way. The second article I read was called Seven Ways to Crush Self-Doubt in Creative Work by John Spencer. This article was intriguing to me because it gave some strategies to help overcome self-doubt. Some of the top ones that I found that might be the most helpful are abandon perfectioni...