Robbie Johnson's Mythology and Folklore Blog

(Feedback:  Mental Itch )  Personally, I am not someone that thrives off of getting positive feedback. I do my work my way and do it well so I do not need someone to tell me that it is "good." On the other hand, if my work is not good, I would like to know what I did wrong and be able to fix it.  Even though I do not personally function off of positive feedback, I am aware that others do. When reading the article "Five Reasons to Stop Saying 'Good Job'" I was intrigued by the fact that Alfie Kohn discourages the use of the phrase "good job." I do agree with many of the points the author made that the phrase is used too much and it is starting to lose its meaning. This article made some good points but I disagreed with the majority of it. I think you should encourage kids because if you fail to do so then they won't believe in themselves. This is not always the case but it is for some children.  Alfie Kohn Another article I found interesting was...

First of all, I love feedback. Feedback will single-handedly remove confusion from the equation and allows for the person receiving it to become better and understand what is going on. My biggest pet peeve is when teachers give you a low score, or a score that you think is not accurate based on the work you put in, and then they provide no feedback for you to understand what you did wrong or even do better the next time. Feedback is essential in education if you want students to succeed. Furthermore, the type of feedback you give will determine if the student succeeds or fails. Obviously, nobody likes hearing they did something poorly or wrong. In the article "Why It's So Hard to Hear Negative Feedback" ( New York Times ) goes on to explain why we hate it so much. This article really brought up a lot of good points on why people don't like hearing negative feedback, but it also taught us how to use it and get better from it. This article went as far as to show us how ...