The PD Exchange

When Correction Feels Like Rejection

Part of GETCA 2026
Friday 27 February 2026·8:00 pm

Every teacher has encountered a student who seems to take feedback as a personal attack. You’ve seen them lash out in anger or anxiously lean into perfectionism. But how do you help? In this session, we’ll talk all about rejection sensitivity: what it is, why it happens, and how it feels. Understanding the source of students’ pain will help you mitigate it while also fostering their personal and academic growth.

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