4 Quotes by Joe Hirsch

A great example of process-driven feedforward is the SE2R feedback model developed by Mark Barnes. Instead of scribbling a grade and some token comments on a piece of student work, Barnes adopts a four-part method that accounts for what students do, not who they are: Summarize Explain Redirect Resubmit.

Instead of talking about performance, Momentous focuses on potential – not who students are right now, but who they’re going to be and what they can do to get there. They deliver feedforward that builds autonomy and speaks to the creator inside of every child.

A grade is not necessarily that helpful in terms of early feedback because all it tells you is where you fail in terms of the expectation,” she says. “It doesn’t necessarily tell you what you need to do, or what part of your work needs to improve.

But feedforward lauds effort, not talent. And since effort is grown, not born, making that the focus of feedback teaches kids two things: First, and most promising, they can earn their own success. That’s life changing. Second – and this is the bitter pill – they will fall down along the way. A lot. When it comes to effort, there is no guarantee of a victory lap, just a steady stride toward the goal. Each attempt brings us a little closer to it, but never uniformly.