A Parent Guide to Technology

I gave a parent presentation on how to support children at home.

On Giving Feedback

WHY DO YOU GIVE FEEDBACK?

This might seem obvious to you, but have you crystallized why you are giving feedback? Have you thought about it? 

Do you plan how you are going to give feedback? 

At its best, feedback can 

• motivate 
• teach
• correct

However, if done improperly, it can also

• demotivate
• demoralize
• depress

WHEN

Who is the feedback for?

It is strange to ask, but when you consider this question, you start thinking with an empathy mindset. So, it is best to ask the receiver when the best time will be. Chances are, they will always say OK.

It is always best to ask:

Can I give you some feedback?

When is the best time to give you feedback?

Feedback is probably best given sooner than later. Given too late it is almost torture.

HOW

Have you ever had a superior only give you negative feedback? 

Employees who experience negative feedback can become demotivated, detached, and can actually start to avoid contact their the manager. 

Is there something of a feedback framework?

Can you find something good in what happened? Or do you only focus on the bad?

Do you plan how you are going to give feedback? 

https://knowyourteam.com/blog/2019/09/24/when-to-give-feedback-to-an-employee/

https://www.qualtrics.com/blog/employee-feedback-examples/

School is an Infinite Game

I enjoy all things Simon Senek. 

In this video, he talks about how often in business you hear about sales targets or goals being made. But he argues that they are meaningless because nothing happens if those targets are not met. He says business is an "infinite game" where we are always striving to be better and we should be looking at how much growth has been made. 

Isn't that what school should be for - to move people forward?

What is a Risk Taker?

Is public speaking taking a risk?

This is one of the IB Learner Profiles that I see many teachers having a hard time understanding. When I was starting as a teacher, I went down the route of risk-taking meaning when you walk on a tightrope, you take a risk. When you speak in public are you taking a risk?

Maybe?

I have rethought what it truly means to take a risk. Really, when you take a risk, there is the possibility of loss or the possibility of taking a hit to your reputation. When something is the right thing to do but is hard, that's taking a risk.

Standing up to bullying.

Pushing back against injustice when your job is on the line.