Bacia Edelman on sat 3 jul 04
I agree heartily with Rick Mahaffey and an answer to him by Wm. Schran.
When I used to teach, ever so long ago, I used what I thought
of as a "sandwich" technique. I would find a strong or several
strong points. Then I would put the filling of criticism
(constructive, I hope) in the middle and end it with a positive
suggestion or direction to consider. The middle part
was rarely considered hurtful by my students.
My husband used the same method in discussing papers or
research by his polisci students.
Bacia
>>Lili,
GO LILI GO! I loved it.
It is much harder to be constructive than mean when criticizing
another's work.
I like to start the critique of student's work by talking about the
strongest points and then moving on to what might be improved. I
find that the student is listening when I do this and is energized to
improve the next piece.
Thanks,
Rick<<
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