In class this week we discussed different types of comments
that we might share with each other and our group. Some people mentioned the fear of giving
constructive criticism because of how it may be perceived by the other
person. I wanted to share that I lack
confidence in my writing, and I encourage you to tell me things I can work on
and improve. Maybe you could share
techniques that work for you or inform me of flaws you see in my writing. I also really enjoy reading about experiences
that you might have that are similar to mine, so feel free to share those as
well.
I believe
that constructive criticism should be just that: constructive. As long as
criticism comes with a suggestion to improve the problem, I will welcome it
graciously. I always give a paper for class to someone else to proofread. It
helps so much to get a new perspective and some fresh eyes on my work. I also
feel that encouragement along with criticism is very effective. While
suggestions for improvement are useful, comments on my technique or wording
helps me to know that all I’m doing isn’t wrong. These things paired together
make for a great peer review.
I understand how you feel about criticism. When I was coming up, I was really critical of others and they didn't see it as constructive. I used to correct people on the way they said words and their verbal communication and the way they wrote. I finally realized that I was being hurtful in my criticism. I tried to be more constructive and came up with suggestions to help improve. I also changed my approach because I would not like others to do the same to my writing and my verbal speech.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that constructive criticism is important for education, especially English classes. I think that constructive criticism only helps us improve. For example, when we write a paper and we proofread it we see nothing wrong with it. Then we give the paper to a friend to proofread it and they find 15 things wrong with it. Criticism helps us to see things that are wrong that sometimes we mistakenly overlook.
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