(Image Information: Got Feedback?
Alan Levine. Source: Flickr)
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Feedback, in general, is important. We, as humans, always want to know if what we are doing is right, we love appraisal, and some of us take rejection as a way to better ourselves, or a way to feel worse about ourselves.
For this assignment, the two articles I read about receiving feedback were 5 Tips for Taking Feedback Like a Champ and Using Harsh Feedback to Fuel Your Career. These articles were interesting, and put feedback in a different perspective for me. As a person who wants go into a professional field, I have to apply and interview and then be selected. This can be nerve-wracking, because a rejection is the type of feedback I wouldn't want in this scenario. In terms of applying for dental school, each successive step in the application cycle is one step closer to being accepted. What a person is like on paper is completely different than who a person is in person. This is why there are several processes that occur through admissions. Reading these articles, and also thinking about my Plan B lately, I realize that if I don't get into dental school the first time, I'll be upset, but I won't be any less determined to try again. I will take the feedback that the committee will provide as to the reasons I didn't get accepted, and come back with improvement. From reading the two articles on how to take feedback, I realized how much feedback is important to me but I also realized that negative feedback isn't necessarily a bad thing, sometimes it's what you need in order to achieve your goals.
The two articles I read about giving feedback were Try Feedforward Instead of Feedback and 7 Characteristics of Better Learning Feedback. As a student who is also a chair of a student organization, I realize there are a lot of people that look up to me and respect me. I also know that being in this position, letting someone know that their work is being appreciated, goes a long way. I know that this semester I will be asked a lot of questions when preparing and planning for Howdy Week for the Fall, but I would definitely take more of the Feedforward approach when we get down to the details in planning events. No idea is a bad idea, however, if we can make the idea bigger and better, then that is what makes the event successful.
Reading these articles have really opened my eyes to a different view on feedback, and what feedback means. I hope to utilize this knowledge as I continue on with the semester, and with this class.
(Also... it's really funny how typing up this blog post there's a "Send Feedback" button in the bottom right hand corner)
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