“The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.”

       Author, journalist, philosopher and modern polymath Sydney J. Harris

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Reflection in the learning context helps us understand, make meaning of and improve on both: what we have learned and how we have learned it (the learning process).

 Unfortunately, in our rush-rush culture where children are jumping from one topic to another and one subject to another in order to keep up with the demands of the curriculum, the power of reflection in the learning context is rather under-utilized.

Parents can change that, by helping children build strong reflection skills that will serve them though their life.

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Let me sign off with two other thought-provoking quotes. The first is from the great educationist John Dewey, who said,

“We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting upon experience”.

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And the last word goes to ancient Chinese philosopher who reminds us why learning and reflection are like yin and yang.

“Learning without Reflection is a waste. Reflection without Learning is dangerous.”

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