Reflection

Well, Reflection is a tricky subject. It is hard to reflect upon and judge oneself. I have found both in my own personal experience and through watching others that often times one cannot look beyond the flaws of a performance or action to see what was good. In terms of music, this means that you cannot look beyond the note that you missed, or the spot where your voice cracked to see that other than that, it was an exceptional performance. It can also go the other way around. There are people who think much higher of themselves than they aught to and thus fail to see the areas that they could improve upon. For these reasons, self-reflection can be dangerous.

It is, however, important. For someone to be able to reflect upon an action or, in terms of teaching, a lesson, is an important skill. The fact that it is tricky makes it more important. It must be encouraged in students as well as trained to an extent, so that children can learn to become reflective people who think things through before acting upon something