was really emphasized in this class is critical reflection. According to Brookfield critical reflection is “the process of analyzing, reconsidering and questioning experiences within a broad context of issues”. This is necessary for anyone working in a people centered job or in human services. Critical reflection allows us to tackle our assumptions and actions and address where this comes from. There are 3 different phases of the critical reflection process. The first is deconstruction. This is where
For this graduation paper, I share several significant observations and reflections about how my husband (Juan) and I got to this point—my husband completing his doctoral program. I use pseudonyms to share the narrative reflection of what it means to be part of a community in that space. The graduation ceremony had a unique condition because the invited speaker was Juan’s former principal and mentor. This person was the individual who first approached Juan to think about pursuing a doctoral degree
Critical reflection is essential for developing an adaptive pedagogy in that critical reflection encourages the sharing of knowledge, skills and experiences. Furthermore, critical reflective practice is a form of ongoing learning that involves engaging with questions of philosophy, ethics and practice. Additionally, documenting the daily events in the ECE sector is an important aspect of being a professional and are a compulsory requirement for meeting the NCAC (2005) guidelines for high quality
reflected body of self, but its mis-recognition as superior projects (60).” This quote describes a stage of identity in psychoanalysis in which a child first recognizes themselves in a mirror, and can therefore imagine themselves as more than a reflection of their mother’s face even though the image is a misrepresentation in it’s incompleteness (Mulvey 60). This concept is directly applicable to this scene, as the character standing in front of the mirror represents a stage of identification for
Reflecting on the Journey Throughout my two semesters in CommSkills 1015 and 1016, I have learned a lot, and developed academically. The countless essays and speeches have helped me to become a better writer, and speaker. Prior to my time in CommSkills, I would write without a goal. I would sit down and words would go down on paper, but they never truly accomplished the goals that I had while writing. Through attention to MAP, attention to detail and practice I have come a long way. The Integrative
knowledge of someone cannot exist or is at best inaccessible. However, while Nabokov and Frankenstein suggest that one may never be able to know the “real life” of another person, perhaps one’s failed attempts to perfectly capture that reality—reflections or interpretations of reality, that is—function as the most meaningful “reality” for the would-be knower. V.’s definition of “real” itself makes real knowledge an impossibility. While V. never explicitly defines “real,” readers can piece together
The cover of a book is the first tangible reflection of what a reader may encounter when they pick the book up. Greg Camfield says, “the physical presentation of a piece of literature gives us essential clues about how we are intended to read it” and as I hold all three chapbooks the first thing that strikes me is that “The Branches, the Axe, the Missing” by Charlotte Pence does not have the same inviting tone that the other two books possess. Pence’s chapbook is presented in the shape of a novel
Recently, it seems to have become common practice for female friends of mine to compare me to their significant others. The common factor discussed is generally a similar trait of our personalities that they deem noteworthy followed by a variation of the phrase “you are just like him”. However, the mistake is the implication that two separate entities that share similar qualities can be called equal. In fact, they are not. The shared qualities may seem similar, but they also could be perceived very
spectator in the process). The significant prop of the gun perhaps foreshadows the scene of Ece committing suicide as a result of Erol sexually abusing her. The gunshot SFX are louder in that scene, connoting its importance in the narrative. This, in turn, forms the reflection of another cultural context: the fact that killing oneself is a sin in Islam—Erol appears more angry at such an act than upset at his niece being dead (as shown through the actor’s facial expression and tone of
poem is the narrative, as Plath uses personification to give