Constructive Criticism

 

              I am a huge fan of both giving and receiving constructive criticism, as long as the criticism that is being given or received is actually in the best interest of the individual on the receiving end. Personally, I have received criticism on my work that felt almost as if the person giving the criticism had nothing constructive to say, so they stick to very surface level critiques that are neither helpful, nor necessary in terms of the assignment at hand. It is this type of criticism that I find to be very mundane and extremely unhelpful. On top of the criticism being useless, nobody receiving these pointless criticisms walks away having learned anything to help their writing improve. I think that criticism is best for the person receiving it, when it is relating to organization of the writing, PowerPoint, assignment, etc. Organization is a huge part of most assignments, and it can be extremely easy to lose control of how to properly maintain organization of a project. While writing, an author can quickly go from strictly following the directions accompanying the assignment being worked on to simply spilling the contents of their mind onto the piece of paper. While it can be greatly beneficial to ones’ writing to get all of their thoughts written down, it can also be harmful in terms of keeping thoughts, examples and explanations well maintained and organized. This is one of the reasons why I strongly believe that organization and keeping writing well maintained is a key factor in having solid writing skills.