My Reflections on "Reflection"

For a long time, I've been aware of reflection. It goes back to art school days then reinforced again in "teachers" college when we were taught instructional design meant taking people through the process of critical thinking - view, apply, analyze, synthesize, evaluate (each step denoting a higher order thinking skill).

I interpret reflection to mean .. reviewing my ideas / decisions, identifying the assumptions that I might have made to get there; challenging those assumptions .. to in effect test the theory. I'm also conscious of how I might carry out such an "internal / mental" process and then want to "take it for a test drive" by sharing it with others (friends & colleagues) whose opinions on the topic I respect.

.. a mix of Dewey, Habermas, and Kolb.. ?Not sure where this puts me.. time to reflect.