Reply To: Teaching Students to Reflect on Progress

[John Moonol]

Reflecting on progress sounds simple, but it’s surprisingly hard to do honestly, especially with language learning. With German, I used to feel like I was “studying a lot” but not really improving in speaking or writing. Journaling helped a bit, but what really made reflection useful was getting feedback from someone who knew the IB system well. That’s where working with an ib german tutor changed things for me. It made my reflections more concrete, not just vague thoughts, and kept me more motivated overall.