“Reflecting on Growth: 10 Ways for Students and Teachers to Learn from the Past Year”
The 2023-24 academic year is coming to a close, and The New York Times has a post describing 10 ways to reflect on these last months and learn from them.
As we approach the end of the academic year, The New York Times has put together a post outlining ten ways to reflect on the past months and learn from our experiences. While these strategies are valuable for students, they are also extended to teachers. Imagine the insights emerging if teachers and students engage in these exercises together!
The New York Times encourages you to share your reflections publicly by posting a comment. Below are some thought-provoking questions to kick-start your reflections. Read more here. STUDENT OPINION
Students and teachers, read our related list of reflection ideas from which the questions below are drawn and then answer any of them that resonate with you. Please identify yourself as a teacher or a student when you post.
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What do you want to remember about this school year? Why? -
What are you especially grateful for this year? To whom would you most like to write a letter of gratitude if you could?
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What surprised you?
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What successes are you most proud of?
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What challenged you? What helped you face or overcome those challenges?
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What did you learn that most matters to you, whether in or out of school?
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What new skills, however small, did you acquire?
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How have you grown — as a student, a friend, a community or family member or a person?
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How could you build on that growth next year?
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What would you like more of in your life? What would you like less of? Why? -
What music would be on a soundtrack of the 2023-24 school year for you? Why?
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What books did you read this year that you would recommend to others? Why?
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About what, if anything, did you change your mind? How did that happen?
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If you were to collect and graph some data about your life this school year, what would you choose to graph, and what do you think it might show? What could you learn from it?
Look at the end of this link to post your reflections.
