Thoughts on Feedback Instead Of Grades

Hi Guys,

Today I will be writing my blog post on my thoughts about feedback. I have read two artciles to do with feedback.

https://makeameme.org/meme/brace-yourself-feedback-1v7zch

The first article I read was "Why rejection hurts so much and what do about it" - https://ideas.ted.com/why-rejection-hurts-so-much-and-what-to-do-about-it/. I found this article so interesting as it has made me more aware of what I have been feeling and I didn't even realize what was causing it. What I have learnt is that our brains are wired to respond in this, the feeling of wanting to be accepted in society. As a person I am so hard on myself as I always want to be the best I can be but by doing that I try to hard and when i'm left rejected I feel horrible about myself which is not good for my self esteem. What I have learnt from this is that everyone is going to be rejected in life but its about how you overcome this rejection and how you can deal with it.

The second article I read was "Why is it so hard to hear negiative feedback"- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/26/smarter-living/why-its-so-hard-to-hear-negative-feedback.html. What I have learnt after reading this article is that negative feedback is never always bad, it is sometimes a good thing as you learn how to get better and not repeat the same mistakes again. In this article there is a link to a podcast from Adam Grant - https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife, as I sat listened to this podcast it was like as if he was speaking to me personally as everything he said was exactly how I feel when i receive negative feedback. If you have spare time I would highly recommend giving this podcast a listen.
Now back to the article, in the past when I have recieved negative feedback they have always "sugarcoated" it which I think is worse. In the article they say "when giving feedback to be open and honest" which I agree with as its better to say it out straight so people can work on their mistakes.

When I was in secondary school it was all about getting high grades and who was going to be the best in the year, this puts so much pressure on me as I am dyslexic so when I done my best and got a low grade it was a real kick in the stomach which was a horrible feeling so I really think feedback is more important than grades, it gives the person a way of bettering themselves.

Hope you enjoyed my blog.

-EH

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