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Feeback for Me..

Honestly, I was a little surprised when I read the feedback from my peers. Obviously some of it I could acknowledge, because like all students, I had my lapses from time to time, but for a few of the comments I was literally shocked. First, I thought it was somewhat amusing to say some of the things that were said and would be happy to clarify it with anyone who feels that way, but other than that I did not think that people would go out of their way to judge their classmates in such a spiteful way. This is only in regards to a few of the comments, which I believe to be by the same person, but nonetheless it was a little surprising and they seem to have taken all of my attention. According to the Receiver’s Fact from What Did You Say? Giving and Receiving Feedback by Seashore, Seashore, and Weinstein Receiver’s Fact, “The receiver is totally in control of feedback, but the control is not necessarily conscious”. I definitely agree with the idea that typically, the person being evaluated is being evaluated on accurate terms that they may or may not know. I guess one could say that they do not always know how others perceive them however, before I received this peer feedback I would have said I slightly disagree with that. I think that the control in a given situation should be conscious because you should be conscious of the way you are acting. I was definitely conscious to the fact that no one in the class ever told me they had a problem with the type of work I put in in class, so that seems to be the unconscious control coming into play. I guess that I can understand that your feedback is a portrayal of the work you have done in class, but I do not think that that feedback is necessarily accurate. People may have some perception of the receiver that they really can’t justify and would be better off just not saying, but obviously things don’t always go the way they should. I could say that I wish I said more nasty things in the feedback to our peers but I can’t. Honestly I do not think it is my place to go out of my way to say negative things about someone that I barely can say I know. That is why I stuck to evaluating my peers that I believe excelled or really brought something good to the table and the class rather than lashing out with ridiculous comments about others.

Other than those few feedbacks I received I would say that the other feedback, both negative and positive, will definitely help me in the future to be a more productive and effective group member. I think I am able to realize how I can make myself a better group member in the future by fixing some of my flaws from this class. I think this class was a great learning opportunity, and although I do not believe all the evaluations to be accurate, I can say that the overall idea of it is beneficial to every student.