tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489583182385276767.post3925096003495055427..comments2023-10-31T10:26:34.348-06:00Comments on Evolving English Teacher: On Feedback: All Things Being Equal, Not All Feedback IsGlenda Funkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07020745976555044975noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489583182385276767.post-3927927207129839392014-02-26T21:13:01.736-07:002014-02-26T21:13:01.736-07:00I understand your point, Clix. It makes me think a...I understand your point, Clix. It makes me think about how often I've been evaluated by those w/out credentials in my subject! <br /><br />I also struggle w/ keeping material fresh so that I don't assume students have prior knowledge they may not have. Sometimes that gets in the way of explanations, and I find myself back-tracking.Glenda Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020745976555044975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489583182385276767.post-10663125395818518332014-02-25T05:39:26.044-07:002014-02-25T05:39:26.044-07:00Hi Glenda! I read over this and it actually made m...Hi Glenda! I read over this and it actually made me think I'd like to have some non-English teachers come visit my classroom. I think someone who's outside our particular niche might be able to give us valuable feedback. In one sense, they're teachers like us, so they're "in the know" when it comes to management strategies and such. <br /><br />One of the things I struggle with, though, is that *I* know why I do things - why we study a particular story or poem, how what we're doing relates to the standards, what effect grammar has on tone, and so on. And I do try to communicate this to the students. But it's hard for me to know how effective I am at doing that, because I can't UN-know what I already know! In that sense, a math or music teacher can give me feedback that more closely matches a student's perspective. <br /><br />(Also - I don't have to worry that they'll be over-gentle in hopes of a good grade or over-critical because they're grouchy about having to do homework!)Clixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460380696875928585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489583182385276767.post-30127201357127686082014-02-09T09:39:11.491-07:002014-02-09T09:39:11.491-07:00As I wrote this post, Gary, I thought about the im...As I wrote this post, Gary, I thought about the importance of formative feedback compared to summative feedback in terms of students. I prefer formative because it seems so much more important to students' learning. That might become the subject of a later post. I also think it's important to help students feel comfortable giving feedback both during and after a lesson. I have never looked on ratemyteachers.com and have no plans to do so. Thanks for commenting.Glenda Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020745976555044975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489583182385276767.post-35513657436638624512014-02-09T09:30:06.966-07:002014-02-09T09:30:06.966-07:00Glenda -- Thanks for another important post. Feed...Glenda -- Thanks for another important post. Feedback is definitely important, although I tend to rely on more informal feedback avenues. For student feedback, the general buzz from students is usually pretty reliable. Ratemyteachers.com also has some feedback that can be helpful (or hurtful). For professional feedback, I can't remember the last time an administrative evaluation was useful, but blog traffic and comments usually tell me if I'm on the right track with something.<br /><br />GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com