Writing Focus – Publishing and Reflecting

"We do not learn from experience … we learn from reflecting on experience."

— John Dewey

Consider this quotation from philosopher and psychologist John Dewey. What do you think he meant by "we learn from reflecting on experience" rather than from the experience itself? Do you agree with Dewey's statement? Can you think of a situation that would illustrate this quotation? Do you recall a time when you learned something from reflecting?