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“We do not learn from experience...we learn from reflecting on experience.”

― John Dewey

Reflection…

…is a meaning making process that moves a learner from one experience into the next with deeper understanding of its relationships with and its connections to other experiences and ideas. It is the thread that makes continuity of learning possible, and ensures the progress of the individual and, ultimately, society.

…is a systematic, rigorous, disciplined way of thinking, with its roots in scientific inquiry.

…needs to happen in community, in interaction with others

…requires attitudes that value the personal and intellectual growth of oneself and others.

from Carol Rodgers in Defining Reflection: Another Look at John Dewey and Reflective Thinking