Reflecting on Reflective Practice: Week 5 and Tool Boxes
"Tool Boxes" (Image from 'The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse" by Charlie Mackesy - coloured by Marta) Marta reflects This week's discussions revolved around the theme “Tool Boxes”. This metaphor offers a great opportunity to think about our skills and know-how and lends itself to wonderful parallels to reflect about. Is it about the number of tools contained in it? Or is it about how well can you use them? Do you carry multipurpose tools? Are you particularly skilful at using a tool in particular? Can you find the tool needed for the job in time? Do you replace and discard old useless ones?... And yet, it isn’t just about the tool itself, is it?... Is the wood too hard? That metal might easily scratch Is it the right time of year? Has the screw lost its head? A tool box is as good or as bad a the person that handles it. The more we think a