Try the Rose, Bud, Thorn exercise!
Try the Rose, Bud, Thorn exercise! Within the field of education, there is increasing awareness of the importance of metacognition in the student learning process. What is metacognition, you ask? As its name suggests, metacognition is thinking about thinking. Put another way, metacognition is a process in which students evaluate how they learn; this involves identifying their strengths as learners, as well as the challenges they experience in the learning process and the knowledge and skills in need of improvement. As part of the metacognitive process, students also identify, organize, and implement strategies for learning.
Interested in strengthening your child’s metacognition? If so, apply the Rose, Bud, Thorn exercise. At the end of each school day, or even just once a week, ask your child to identify a
- Rose: a positive learning experience, something done well
- Bud: something of interest, an opportunity for future learning
- Thorn: a pain point or negative learning experience, something that did not go as well and ways to improve for the future
