Take some time to look closely at this graphic. Let the depth of insight into learning wash over you. This is a 'Reflective Expression' created by a Year 6 student towards the end of her exhibition inquiry about her as a learner throughout the process.
The surface level of the words are an initial invitation to empathize with her process. They also let you know how aware she is of her own strengths and areas for development. There is a high level of meta-cognition presented within this. The words present what she thought, felt and decisions she made, rather than just what she did. The visuals and context she creates give you a hint as to her mindset, schema and perseverance. Did you notice that mushroom strength boost? The flower of motivation? The many sharp points seem to make a point of their own: about 'jumping to conclusions', distractions and chat traps! It is intriguing that the goal, even though self-selected and student-led, felt like a ball and chain. Leaping over the looming 'Wall of Stuckness' with that weight was challenging, and once overcome still presented a dark, seemingly never-ending hole! And yet hope led her on. "Feel it," she says, of that hot glue gunned shape to the left. "Get it???'" she asks, "that feeling of being stuck!" And I do. I can absolutely relate - being a novice, risk-taking and setting yourself a hard goal. Writing my recent keynote speech felt exactly like that patch of glue! This will definitely become a resource I share with each new group of learners I work with. We're embracing The Adventure of Being Stuck!
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