tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18322602.post114183925333217317..comments2023-08-02T05:54:29.942-07:00Comments on EsperanzaRising: The Importance of CriticismAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101520629965875186noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18322602.post-1141943213968071342006-03-09T14:26:00.000-08:002006-03-09T14:26:00.000-08:00Constructive is the key word here. I work in a fi...Constructive is the key word here. I work in a field that can get really nit-picky sometimes about things that in reality don't matter to the listener. There's also a subjective element involved. How you say something or what story you run with. A lot of the times it's just a judgment call. But some older people around here feel everyone is entitled to their criticism. It gets on our nerves. I've been here long enough to know which people to avoid asking for an opinion on something.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523367819063663925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18322602.post-1141921953945189122006-03-09T08:32:00.000-08:002006-03-09T08:32:00.000-08:00Yes, Mr. Teals wore awful T-shirts! He was a good ...Yes, Mr. Teals wore awful T-shirts! He was a good teacher, one of the best prob. Also, yes, learning how to give constructive criticism is impt. too, we talked about (in child development) the importance of that and of actually kid's first experiences with arguing, becuase it helps them to realize there are opinions of than their own.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12101520629965875186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18322602.post-1141917130632522622006-03-09T07:12:00.000-08:002006-03-09T07:12:00.000-08:00Learning to give and receive constructive criticis...Learning to give and receive constructive criticism is a skill that children need to learn.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334846713290013451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18322602.post-1141870913174934772006-03-08T18:21:00.000-08:002006-03-08T18:21:00.000-08:00I completely agree! Giving unfair grades for "eff...I completely agree! Giving unfair grades for "effort" is promoting failure. Not only that, but it shows you have no belief in the student. It says "This is the best I think you can do." If you give a C and provide a path for improvement, you are showing the student you know they are bright and capable. AND you are preparing them for the future. I doubt a student's future employer is going to accept an ill formulated proposal just because it "shows effort." It doesn't fly in the real world and it shouldn't fly in the schools.<BR/><BR/>P.S. When you had Mr. Teals did he wear those Shakespeare T-shirts every day during the Shakespeare unit? The ones that he had probably bought 20+ years ago that no longer fit? I loved that man! He was insane!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09162001250228532697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18322602.post-1141866050197515232006-03-08T17:00:00.000-08:002006-03-08T17:00:00.000-08:00Excellent points Esperanza and Scully. I learned ...Excellent points Esperanza and Scully. I learned the most from those teachers who were fair verses grading on the effort curve only, as well. Both effort and skill should be taken into consideration.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16645281658543383524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18322602.post-1141855928017451312006-03-08T14:12:00.000-08:002006-03-08T14:12:00.000-08:00I totally agree and I always remember my first pap...I totally agree and I always remember my first paper I turned in to Ms. Paris who said she would give me an A+ for ideas and a C+ for grammer, so she was giving me a "B" and we were going to work on it, and she did help me a lot, that was a important experience for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12101520629965875186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18322602.post-1141843707257109762006-03-08T10:48:00.000-08:002006-03-08T10:48:00.000-08:00In my world, rewarding someone for sub-par work is...In my world, rewarding someone for sub-par work is 'promoting failure' not telling them they need to improve. Good teachers are constructive in their criticisms. We learned to write, and write well, in Jr. High, because Mr. Teals was tough. He gave you the grade you earned, showed you where the problem(s) lay and was there to help you learn to correct them. As were most of our English teachers who came after. But we had the foundation because we had someone who graded fairly. In the real sense of the word. Also, by mid-terms, most teachers know what each individual is capable of and where their base ability level is. And that is where the 'effort' theory comes in. What is a C paper for me, could be an A paper for another student who started at a lower base level.Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620935129369892579noreply@blogger.com