The Power of Reflection

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
― Søren Kierkegaard

 


Teachers are often rushed:  from class to class, from meeting to meeting, from school to home and back to school for a night meeting, and the list goes on.  One of the most powerful things about a holiday or summer break is that teachers get to take a "step back" and REFLECT on what has gone well with their lessons, with their classes, with their students.  REFLECTION then leads to mental planning, if not on paper at least with an idea tucked away in the teacher's mind, on how to do things better or different the next time around.  I invite you to go the link below for some thoughts on the importance of reflection for teachers.

http://712educators.about.com/od/teacherresources/a/Importance-Of-Teacher-Reflection.htm

“Learning without reflection is a waste. Reflection without learning is dangerous.”
― Confucius