Reflection On My First Year Of College

Kim & Loretta (2003), stated that Atkinson & Murphy (1993) identified the key skills needed for reflection as ‘self awareness, the ability to recollect and describe accurately key aspect of the situation, critical analysis of the situation and synthesis of new knowledge gained with the previous knowledge, in order to develop a new perspective’. I will discuss,

Debnath describes reflection as a means of self-examination to learn from knowledge and experiences which will help transform a person 's reactions and behaviours to similar events in the future. (Debnath, 2010)

Reflection defined by Boyd and Fales (1983) as the process of internally examining and exploring an issue of concern, triggered by an experience, which creates or clarifies meaning in terms of the self and which changes individuals conceptual perspective (Seibert and Daudelin, 1999:20). Additionally, Boyd and Fales also demonstrated that reflection is the key to learning from experience (Seibert and Daudelin, 1999:20). Whereas, Moon (2004:80) had defined reflecting as a process in which we reflect in order to learn something or we learn as a result of reflecting.

People live their lives with many transitions, good or bad they provide us with experiences and knowledge. The life experiences we endure provide insight and wisdom to share with others. In life we are continuously looking for fulfilling experiences such as happiness, success, love or contentment. The thing people tend to forget is that these experiences that bring happiness is a basic mood or emotion not a purpose or an endpoint. Reflection provides self-awareness by improving oneself can present a sense of purpose that provides direction to how we live our life. There are moments of reflection that focus on the

With any course, especially one with a focus as broad as leadership, the material covered may include a range from useful to impractical. It is impossible to learn the skills necessary of an effective leader completely out of a book, it takes the application of them to understand. The development of leadership is vital to successfully moving forward in any career, so it would be beneficial to cultivate these skills academically.

The capacity to reflect relates directly to how effectively individuals can learn from their personal experiences (Boud et al., 1985) and therefore reflection provides a meaningful way for leaders to gain genuine understanding.

Throughout university it has been suggested that reflection is an important tool for personal and professional development. I am beginning to understand that looking back to think about what I have just done and how I did it, has helped me to make changes in interactions, actions and to improve what I do. I tend to either accept what I did well or how I could do it better next time.

Reflection is a serious thought or consideration that contributes to the lifelong process of personal development. Similarly, the two concepts of reflection and personal development are intertwined in a way that one contributes to the others success. In the Untitled Image by Sarolta Ban, a man is holding the hand of his younger self in a forest of paint brush trees. While walking through the forest, he reflects on his life where personal development has led him the accomplishments he has obtained today. Reflection is a key aspect in his personal development as it allows him to build confidence in everything he does and enhances his performance.

Large portions of this book still focus on reflection and while reading how to reflect is simple, I am sure that physically reflecting is harder than I may think. Reflecting can be practiced in my everyday life by journaling and practicing mindfulness. These two practices are good starting points for becoming a more efficient reflector through time. In contrast, reflecting with clients seems much more difficult to grasp as I am concerned with getting so caught up in processing what I should say next that I miss what they said. These two chapters talk about the concerns of reflecting as well as, the therapeutic relationship and the foundation, and new skills such as paraphrasing.

Reflection is an everyday process and is very personal matter. Jasper (2003) suggests that reflection is one of the key ways in which we can learn from our experiences. Reflective practice can be defined as process of making sense of events, situations and actions that occur in the workplace (Oelofsen, 2012).

Heron (1977) refers to the process of reflecting as a ‘conscious use of the self’. Once one becomes consciously aware of their actions, it is easer to recognise the reason for doing them

Freshman year was by far the worst year I've ever had as a student. I had the worst overall class grades and test scores I can remember. During the final year of middle school, I had received a letter from the principal at Cherokee Trail. It was an invitation to the Pre- IB and AP course. I accepted the invitation, excited that I would finally be challenged as a student. I went into the 9th grade with Pre IB and AP classes, thinking there would be no change from the few challenging courses I took the previous year. I went into highschool confident, and carefree, seeing how I had a 4.0 GPA every semester since the 7th grade. I believed high school would be just like middle school, stress free, little homework and easy tests and classes. It's safe to say the 8th grade did a poor job of preparing me for what I was about to experience.

The first year of college comes with many changes and challenges. These changes can include the food in the cafeteria, study habits, time management skills, and much more. Every student has to find their own way to handle the first year and determine what works best for them. For many the most essential change is living away from home. Campus life provides opportunities to become a part of a unique, diversified community. With these opportunities come challenges, such as having a roommate, being away from one’s parents, and determining self-limits.

Reflection is a careful thought about oneself, one’s behaviour and one’s beliefs. It means reviewing past experiences and making insights about them. Reflection is like looking into the mirror and saying what you see. ("Self reflection | Unison", 2017)

Reflection helps one to improve especially when they can draw lessons from the positive and negative experiences of the past. It is an active process that enables individuals to understand how historical, social, cultural, as well as personal experiences contribute to how we study or learn. In any aspect of life, reflection can be applied to help individuals focus their efforts in getting the most out of different situations, and, therefore, improving self-performance and becoming lifelong learners.