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## [ Feedback Is Crucial To Success In School Systems ](https://orgchange.newschoolrules.com/new-school-rules-blog/feedback-is-crucial-to-success-in-school-systems)

<https://orgchange.newschoolrules.com/new-school-rules-blog/author/amy-jenkins>  By: [ Amy Jenkins - Guest Author ](https://orgchange.newschoolrules.com/new-school-rules-blog/author/amy-jenkins)  January 17, 2019

I remember the day quite clearly: the door to my portable classroom opened and my principal walked in. My heart skipped a beat — it was my first year teaching and the first time any school leader had come into my room. I was immediately worried about the clipboard in her hand and the uncapped pen. I was convinced that whatever I was doing would be wrong, that the moment would be off, that my students unengaged or the lesson would go off the rails. I was nervous about [receiving feedback](https://www.radicalcandor.com/blog/get-feedback/), but I now know that I needed it.

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