Receiving Feedback

I need constant feedback from my students to improve my coaching. Not flattery, but constructive feedback as to what is good or bad. It’s the only way to validate what works and what doesn’t.

Sometimes in class when I ask for feedback no one speaks up and when anyone does it tends to be the same people. Some don’t like to speak in front of others and will message me afterwards. What at first appears to be a silly question or feedback often creates the best teachings and discussion, stimulating more questions, so everything is welcome in these sessions.

Challenging questions are always interesting because it’s asking me to validate my teaching compared to others and inevitably creates a good discussion in the group.

I think that this is where we all learn most and improves what and how I’m teaching.

The days of ‘don’t ask questions, train harder’ with mindless repetition and ‘I just teach exactly as I was taught’ are thankfully long gone.