Running head: WEEK THREE REFLECTION JOURNAL 1
Week Three Reflection Journal
STUDENT NAME
EDU 100: Issues in Education
Dr. Newton Miller.
DATE
Week Three Reflection Journal
A reflective practitioner is someone who reflects on past works. They reflect on past works regularly to help themselves know how to progress. They are looking for ways to better themselves. Reflective practitioners are constantly learning (Reflective Practitioner, n.d.). Reflective practitioners self-reflect often and review and feedback often looking for ways they can improve themselves.
I plan to review all class feedbacks in the same way a reflective practitioner would. That is one of my goals throughout my degree process. My goal is to work with children during early childhood, more specifically between the ages of three and five. My main goal is to make a difference in the way young children feel about learning/school. I want children to understand and see that learning can be fun and beneficial. Another goal of mine is to make sure that I have a teaching style that all children can learn from. I plan to review all my feedback and become a better student so that I can in return become a better teacher for my students.
I am very pleased with the way class discussions are going in this class. I feel as though discussions are very important because you get to engage with others. By engaging with others, you can learn from them. I admire that discussions are held to such a high standard in this class. All my classmates seem to be posting and replying in a very timely manner. The discussions have had very thoughtful prompts. They have sometimes made me have to dig deep within myself which has made me learn to look deeper for things, not everything is on the surface.
I have personally posted early each discussion and tried to reply to classmates early so that we could have a conversation together. You cannot learn from others if you do not engage with them. I believe displaying good time management is a great characteristic to have for the education field. I have been told that through my discussions I seem level headed and caring. This is great. Just through my discussion’s others can see I am caring. This is wonderful because you must care about your students when working in the education field or they will resent you and hate school.
Given these points, I have increased my desire to become an educator. I have been able to explore options in the education field and collaborate with other educators on their plans and their why’s. this has made me realize I love the job I am currently doing and would love to continue in this career field.
References
Reflective Practitioner. (n.d.). Retrieved from mbaskool: https://www.mbaskool.com/business-concepts/human-resources-hr-terms/16618-reflective-practitioner.html