Preliminary Course on Reflective Practice
- 2. Reflective practice is a process of understanding what we do by realizing how our actions affect us and others in the environment. We become aware in the process of reflective practice. Through awareness we can make necessary changes. We can gain awareness through introspection.
- 3. Why practice reflection at all? Isn’t experience enough to teach us? What do we learn in the process?
- 4. Reflective practice is needed to acquire developmental insight. - We cannot learn purely from the outcome of our actions. - We need to reflect on our experiences and actions to learn from them.
- 5. Scenario 1 (for senior secondary and higher secondary students): A student has to decide on what subject to pursue for a degree program. Observe how he reflects in order to make a decision that suits his interest and aptitude. (Go to the next slide)
- 6. I took commerce in my 11th standard. Why? I do not have aptitude for Science and will not qualify for jobs that require expertise in the fields of engineering and Sciences. I chose commerce because it is not as difficult as Science and it leads to a professional course. There are lucrative career opportunities as a result.
- 7. Do I like it? No. If I do not like it will I be able to excel. Do I want to excel or just survive? There is no guarantee that I will get lucrative jobs if I do commerce. I do not therefore have a good reason to do it. I like History. Why not do that? It does not lead to clear job opportunities. I can pursue teaching as a career. It may not be lucrative but the interest in the subject and the joy of sharing knowledge and interest with students overrides other limitations. I can learn and then earn.
- 8. I realized by reflective practice that if you do what you like, you will be happy and motivated to learn. You just need to ensure that you have clarity about how you can support yourself financially in the pursuit of excellence. So, I chose to pursue a degree in History. I want to teach history to support myself financially.
- 9. Impact of Action -Insight into Action -Through introspection -For clarity and Change.