Chapter 10 Reflection

In chapter Ten the authors discuss the importance of setting aside time for your reflection because the pace of school is so rapid its sometimes difficult keep your ideas in order. Also the author mentions how taking time to reflect can help students feel good about their work and promote students sense of self efficacy. So there are many reasons why students should have time to reflect on their work because if allowed time it can help them become more self-regulated learners by having them think about their own learning process. By doing this the students may find out information about themselves that was previously unknown which can hugely impact how they learn.

The next thing the author discusses is how schools traditions can impact student’s identity. I know from personal experience the high school I attended was a basketball powerhouse every year so that had a lot to do with how I came to identify with myself and others. In celebrating a project the author argues the importance of showing off students work and how by doing so we can contribute to the learning experience. I think we need to do more of this so children can build motivation for doing a project because this is a form of extrinsic motivation that can really propel students in there learning. This chapter relates to my our project in several ways, one is that we plan on displaying the students work so parents and community members could come in and see all the great work the students were doing. This chapter was very helpful to me because it showed the importance of trying to set time aside which in this profession is nothing short of a miracle.