15 Minutes of Fame: WoW goes to English class

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3-17-2011 @ 8:12PM

Trilynne said...

There's praise, and then they're empty gushing over any little thing the kid does. If someone did something right, I don't think there's anything wrong in telling them that. It doesn't have to be a big production, just "Good job, that's exactly right." Or if they're just starting to get it, be honest about that too, "You're making progress, just keep working on X." You're right, if you gush with flowery praise equally over anything a person does, it's meaningless. But being honest about someone's achievements let's them know that yes, they did it right. Being honest means that you can also tell them where to improve.

tl;dr: honesty is the best policy when it comes to praise.

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