Seeing as my previous post was a type of personal reflection I thought I'd take a leaf out of the book of other bloggers out there & share some of their reflective posts.
Paulette over at Designing Early Childhood Australia shared an insightful post about the stress of working with others: http://designingearlychildhoodeducationau.blogspot.com/2011/06/successful-working-relations.html
Deborah at Teach Preschool shares a story about an unexpected opportunity to reflect: http://www.teachpreschool.org/2011/01/reflecting-on-the-parents-of-preschoolers/
Deborah at Teach Preschool shares a story about an unexpected opportunity to reflect: http://www.teachpreschool.org/2011/01/reflecting-on-the-parents-of-preschoolers/
Scott, the 'brick layer' recently reflected on reflecting on/evaluating his efforts. Sometimes we can get a little too critical of ourselves: http://scottsbricks.blogspot.com/2011/08/evaluating-or-obsessing.html
This is only a small sample, but even from this you can see how we each reflect in different ways & for differing reasons. Sometimes it to analyse our practices, sometimes it to figure out why something didn't work like we expected & at times it in response to feedback we have received. No matter what the catalyst of your reflection, simply engaging in the process is a sign that you value the ideal of self improvement & continued learning in order to provide the best of care & education for the little ones you are lucky enough to be given the privilege of looking after.
Teacher Tom has since added his own reflective post in the last cople of days. Check it out at: http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/what-new-kind-of-teacher-ill-become.html
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