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For this assignment, I chose " Be A Mirror " and " Specific Feedback That Helps Kids Grow. " "Be A Mirror" From this article, I learned several things. First, that there are five qualities of feedback that foster growth mindset: 1) be specific, 2) focus on what the reader is doing, not missing, 3) focus on the process and the work put into it, 4) make sure it can transfer and 5) take yourself out of the feedback. These are very helpful tips regarding feedback, because it puts you in a mindset to do unto others as you want others to do unto you! From this article, I also learned to being feedback with "I like how you..." or "I think..." because it puts you personally into the words that you're about to say to someone else, which makes you think in terms of if someone were speaking to you. I'll definitely use these strategies in the future. Photo from Yeah Write. "Specific Feedback that Helps Kids Grow" This...

The two articles I chose to read about feedback are " 5 Tips For Taking Feedback Like a Champ " and " Overcoming the Fear of Feedback ." In the first article, we are provided five tips for taking feedback. They are: 1. Realize that feeling  uncomfortable is healthy, normal and part of the growth process 2. Remind yourself that having growth areas is a good thing 3. Keep in mind "state" vs. "trait" 4. Find the positive intentions behind your deficiency, and notice where it's a strength 5. Use mindfulness and self-compassion to react in a productive way These five steps emphasize the potential room for growth after receiving feedback, and how the feedback itself is not an attack on you, but rather an ability for improvement. I specifically liked the "state" vs. "trait" step. This means that a state is related to behavior, while a trait is a characteristic about someone. Feedback needs to appeal to being a state: an ...