http://jamesmatthew.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/what-are-you-thinking-about/ a journey into the interstitial realm of net presence Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:43:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://jamesmatthew.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/what-are-you-thinking-about/#comment-6971 Sara van Wiltenburg Mon, 07 May 2007 00:51:22 +0000 http://jamesmatthew.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/what-are-you-thinking-about/#comment-6971 I was recently asked by my boss at work to submit a self-evaluation in preparation for her evaluation of me. I consider myself to be relatively self-aware, but it was almost painfully difficult for me. I absolutely believe that putting more of a focus on self-evaluation in our younger years (ie. high school) would help us during our evolution into adults. Teaching kids to reflect on their own performance will allow for more growth than if they are always depending on feedback from their teachers, employers, etc. However, I also agree that regular conversation with their teachers is essential to ensure that they are honest with themselves without being overly critical. I now have to ask my employees to submit their self-evaluations to me, and I'll have a chance to find out whether our weekly conversations have taught them to challenge themselves and strive to be the best they can be. I encourage you, James, to push this issue in a school setting. We could all use a little more skill in self-evaluation. I was recently asked by my boss at work to submit a self-evaluation in preparation for her evaluation of me. I consider myself to be relatively self-aware, but it was almost painfully difficult for me. I absolutely believe that putting more of a focus on self-evaluation in our younger years (ie. high school) would help us during our evolution into adults. Teaching kids to reflect on their own performance will allow for more growth than if they are always depending on feedback from their teachers, employers, etc. However, I also agree that regular conversation with their teachers is essential to ensure that they are honest with themselves without being overly critical. I now have to ask my employees to submit their self-evaluations to me, and I’ll have a chance to find out whether our weekly conversations have taught them to challenge themselves and strive to be the best they can be. I encourage you, James, to push this issue in a school setting. We could all use a little more skill in self-evaluation.

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