Self Reflection Essay

Educational Self-Analysis Growing up I had this mindset where I believed that if I put effort into everything I did, I could accomplish anything and everything. According to Dweck in our society there are two different types of mindsets, fixed and growth mindsets, students that have a fixed mindset believe they are only limited to a little amount of knowledge while students with a growth mindset believe through effort and trying anything is possible (Dweck 1). When I was younger school was not…

doing so much homework, and this is all owed to the teacher who truly taught me how to read. There are a few things that I wish I could have done a better job with. Yet there are also some categories where I am proud of what I accomplished. This self-reflection…

The last eight weeks have been quite a journey! My reflections of my experience include the two essays: “Self-Reflection Profile Essay”, the “Critical Analysis Essay”, and the final draft of my research paper “Puzzles and the Link to Problem Solving Abilities”. The posts I chose are from our first class discussion on Gladwell’s “The Matthew Effect” (Gladwell 2008), the discussion of our “Week 6 Stereotypes and Truth”, and a reply to some questions asked about my discussion. My first essay was…

The creature displays human-like emotions when he says, “If such lovely creatures were miserable, it was less strange that I, an imperfect and solitary being, should be wretched” (pg. 1). The creature displays the human emotional qualities of self-reflection and empathy. He discovers the cause of their uneasiness and concludes that it is poverty that hinders them from being pleased. As a direct result of this realization, he abstains from stealing food from their house. The creature is…

to reflect effectively and to consider what has worked previously in order to overcome potentially difficult and new situations. Being able to develop yourself in practice is also a key part of reflection as having potential for development is parallel to the continuous learning process achieved by reflection. Therefore in order to meet the standard discussed by Connell as part of the “Scholar-teacher model”, it is compulsory for the individual to engage with the professional learning process,…

Kierkegaard begins the The Present Age by stating that the present age is “one of understanding and reflection, without passion, momentarily bursting into enthusiasm, and shrewdly relapsing into repose” (1846, p33). I will begin by exploring what Kierkegaard meant by ‘passion’ and ‘reflection’. Kierkegaard sees passion, in contrast with reflection, as a desire to engage, to participate…

For my first performance response, I saw Anything Goes at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Fort Myers, FL on February 17th, 2017. At this dinner theatre, Will Prapher produces and owns the theatre. With his compony titled Prapher Entertainment, Prapher produces such productions in Florida as well as Pennsylvania. This production was a comedy and a love story all in one. Billy, the protagonist, loved Hope, who was engaged to Evelyn. All the characters interact on a cruise ship that was going…

An educator needs to be actively engaged in ongoing reflection practice to improve the learning practice and development. An educator needs to use a range of processes including planning, interacting, assessing, monitoring, and reflecting to make learning experience effective in the classroom. When planning a learning experience, educators should be open to including children’s ideas and interests. Educators should support children to contribute in meaningful learning activities. Each room in…

Reflective analysis of team Second Chance between May 9th 2016 and June 22nd 2016 during a summer course taken at Wilmington University. The course dealt with high performance teams and began with the formation of my team on day 1 of our course. The first part will be how the team was selected, then how the decision was made to create our name and our product. Next will be the weekly observations leading up to week 7 and closing on any last minute team observations. Beginning on 9 May 2016…

Professor Shelly Hosman Monday, November 3rd, 2014 Personal Experience Within this paper, I will reflect on an experience gained in relation to providing oral care on clinical placement using John’ Model of Structured Reflection (2006). By utilizing the model of reflection I hope to demonstrate my knowledge and understanding in relation to the importance of the skill as well as identifying areas with scope for learning. It was my first day of clinical placement at the Golden Manor.…