Tenth Task - Critical Reflective Practitioner

1 - What roles can you play as a "critical reflective practitioner?" 

We as critical reflective practitioners can perform many roles in our school institutions. Teaching should never be seen as an isolated incident but rather a collaborative opportunity to improve teaching practices and grow professionally. Nevertheless, this type of collaborative/team teaching effort has ditched or rejected by many teachers as this would imply investing additional time off their timetable.

The leadership role is another important facet for those interested in becoming critical reflective practitioners. This type of role means that the teacher must always be a role model for the students and also a persona that can lead to provide feedback and help other teachers' situations.

With that in mind, the teacher can also perform and make a difference outside the classroom, these days, the act of teaching must transcend the barriers and take part in social and cultural settings. For instance, the teacher can have a greater impact on the community, the actions and decisions he or she makes will have a great influence on the children they teach. That is why teaching is a great responsibility, as we also perform as social agents in the communities we work for.

2 - What conceptual distinction would you make among "poiesis," "praxis" and "phronesis?"  which of these actions do you feel identified with?

Poesis: When we talk about Poesis we can say that is a technical way of acting, but in order to perform an action it is required to know how to do. The concept does not go beyond that. It also does not involve any type of reflection.

Praxis: On the other hand, the concept of praxis is concerned with doing good in the world we live in. Nevertheless, we need to take into account that our way of acting is always attained and defined by our beliefs, philosophy, principles, our teaching practices, our ideologies. Praxis also refers to the actions we make so as to improve in personal and professional terms

Phronesis: This concept differs from the previous one in the sense that it seeks to act/take action in the world but by doing what is right, taking the best decision so we can have better relationships among the people we relate to. Phronesis is a concept that is rooted and informed by reflection.













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