“Great job” is forgotten by lunchtime.
“The way you reworded that question for the student at the back meant she answered for the first time this term” is remembered for years.
Specific praise tells a colleague you were paying attention. It shows them exactly what to repeat. It also tells everyone else what the school values.
It costs nothing and takes ten seconds longer.
Who on your team did something worth naming this week? Tell them before Friday.
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