This week we are learning about giving constructive feedback to our peers. The two articles I read on this were very informative and really shed a light on the faults of just telling someone "good job."
The first article I read was The Trouble with “Amazing”: Giving Praise that Matters and this article really showed me how detrimental generic praise can be. When you are giving someone lame feedback on something that could be improved you are allowing their work to be subpar. There is laziness that is associated with the majority of feedback in today's world and the majority comes from not trying to hurt someone's feelings.
Another article I read just reiterated this point. Five Reasons to Stop Saying "Good Job!" is an article that gives alternative ways to give feedback without saying good job. I think that this is a really great way to get individuals to take constructive criticism better and it allows the populations to work to improve.
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