Feedback is extremely important to grow and learn from. I used to think of feedback as criticism and honestly hated it. I thought of it more as "judging" than to be helpful to me. Once I realized that feedback or criticism was there to help me I learned from it and was able to improve my writing. Feedback is helpful anywhere though, I appreciate feedback when I am working, whether it is good or bad I find it helpful. So far all of my English teachers at LMC have been extremely helpful and have given me awesome feedback on my rough drafts and outlined areas that needed improvement or have given me kudos for doing something write. I feel this is very helpful as a student because we might not know if we are right or wrong when we do something a certain way and the feedback we receive will point us in the right direction.
There was a quote that a great friend and mentor told me a long time ago, I cannot remember it exactly but its meaning has stuck with me. It was something along the lines of "Once you feel that your work cannot get any better, you stop learning and have created a boundary". I found this to be great advice and have always thought of feedback as a way to better myself and to keep improving what I do. There is always room for improvement with anything, whether it is with school or work.
Hi Patrick! I definitely had the same experience as you. I always grew defensive when receiving feedback and never wanted to hear it. However, I’d challenge you and say that criticism is a form of feedback. Maybe the real challenge is accepting criticism! I think the quote you shared was also very beautiful and extremely true. I think we need to make sure everyone knows that can get better! Great work.
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