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11:45 PM, Monday March 9th 2020
edited at 11:46 PM, Mar 9th 2020

You look over the submitted work. From what you see you then go look thru the lesson text to find the exact section that explains the errors they are making. You then link them back to that section, adding some useful comments of your own if you think that will help clarify.

For the earlier lessons specially, everything is on the lesson text. You don't really need to come up with critique as much as point them to the right lesson and section. If you know something that's not on the lesson text, then don't make it part of your critique either.

The creator has included and also omitted just the right things from lessons, and all that comes from years and years of experience giving critique to thousands of students. You shouldn't claim to know better when just starting to give out critique.

edited at 11:46 PM, Mar 9th 2020
11:09 PM, Tuesday March 10th 2020
  • If you know something that's not on the lesson text, then don't make it part of your critique either.*

Does that include personal advice from experience? (for example: Try adjusting your speed when doing lines to find out what pace yields the most accurate/steady lines) Or would it be best to omit it?

I think my biggest concern is that I probably don't know better, and so feel unqualified to give a critique. However, as it's encouraged on the website, I thought I'd give it my best shot.

Thanks for the input:)

12:07 AM, Wednesday March 11th 2020
edited at 12:08 AM, Mar 11th 2020

Does that include personal advice from experience? (for example: Try adjusting your speed when doing lines to find out what pace yields the most accurate/steady lines) Or would it be best to omit it?

Think about it this way:

  • Why adjusting your speed good? Because it yields accurate steady lines.

  • Is "making accurate steady lines" part of the lesson material? Yes it is.

So actually you are not introducing something completely new with that kind of advice. You are just expanding on what was said on the lesson, based on your own experience. This is actually good.

This does mean that you, as the one giving out critique, will need to become familiar with what the lessons say in far more detail than someone that's just doing the lessons (which is good for you too).

edited at 12:08 AM, Mar 11th 2020
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