a. The text surprised me when it said not to respond how you thought the teacher would. I expected it to encourage a teacher's point of view, but it makes a lot of sense to think in other ways. Reading a paper like a friend trying to help can lead to a more thorough and helpful critique of someone's writing. In most of my experiences when I read a teacher's notes on my paper they're very short and it's almost impossible to know exactly what they wanted me to change with their vague comments. Looking at it from a more friendly angle would lead to much more helpful advice.
b. I definitely think that this piece will help in peer review. I know that I will probably pull this piece back up next time I peer review to get a framework for what kinds of things I should be looking for in a paper. For instance the writer suggested to praise as much as you critique, a lot of times when I peer review I end up only or mostly critiquing and forgetting to let them know what I thought they did well. I also liked when he suggested to take who the person is into account, in order to better challenge them. Based on if they're shy or outgoing how to best challenge them to write their best could be different.
c. My most prominent memory of peer review was three years ago when I was in New Mexico for a creative writing program. Over the two weeks we were there we had to write a story, or poem, or play, whatever we wanted and it was all to be put in an anthology. Before submitting our writing we had a peer review day, where I got some of the best critique I've ever gotten. I got some comments that were hard to take, but the end product is something I'm still really proud of three years later. So, I would without a doubt call that a positive experience with peer review.
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