"Peter Johnston makes a good point when he tells us to look at our feedback for students...it makes all the difference in their work. I have to ask myself: Do I give the same feedback to all students, regardless of their ability level?"

"Your book, Choice Words, was used in our district this year as an optional book dialogue. I used snippets from your book in my classroom this year, but the one I like most is, You must be proud of yourself," instead of "I'm proud of you." The other snippet I liked was instead of saying, "I'm taking your recess as a consequence", I often asked, "What do you think should happen as your consequence?" "

"Peter mentioned that feedback makes a huge difference in student work and progress. Last week, I took a class within my district that pushed this same point. In order for feedback to be effective it must be, frequent, positive, and specific. It should also suggest ways to improve and reinforce progress. "