Habits of Mind
The following Habits of Mind transcend all subject matters commonly taught in school. They are characteristic of peak performers whether they be in homes, schools, athletic fields, organizations, the military, governments, churches or corporations. They are what make marriages successful, learning continual, workplaces productive and democracies enduring.
The goal of education therefore, should be to support others and ourselves in liberating, developing and habituating these Habits of Mind more fully. Taken together, they are a force directing us toward increasingly authentic, congruent, ethical behavior, the touchstones of integrity. They are the tools of disciplined choice making. They are the primary vehicles in the lifelong journey toward integration. They are the “right stuff” that makes human beings efficacious.
1. PERSISTING
2. MANAGING IMPULSIVITY
3. LISTENING TO OTHERS (EMPATHY)
4. THINKING FLEXIBLY
5. METACOGNITION – THINKING ABOUT THINKING
6. STRIVING FOR ACCURACY & PRECISION
7. QUESTIONING & POSING PROBLEMS
8. APPLYING PAST KNOWLEDGE TO NEW SITUATIONS
9. THINKING & COMMUNICATING WITH CLARITY & PRECISION
10. GATHERING DATA THROUGH THE SENSES
11. CREATING, IMAGINING & INNOVATING
12. RESPONDING WITH WONDERMENT AND AWE
13. TAKING RESPONSIBLE RISKS
14. FINDING HUMOUR
15. THINKING INDEPENDENTLY
16. LEARNING CONTINUOUSLY
Parents play a major part at home by helping to instill these habits of mind into their children.
The goal of education therefore, should be to support others and ourselves in liberating, developing and habituating these Habits of Mind more fully. Taken together, they are a force directing us toward increasingly authentic, congruent, ethical behavior, the touchstones of integrity. They are the tools of disciplined choice making. They are the primary vehicles in the lifelong journey toward integration. They are the “right stuff” that makes human beings efficacious.
1. PERSISTING
2. MANAGING IMPULSIVITY
3. LISTENING TO OTHERS (EMPATHY)
4. THINKING FLEXIBLY
5. METACOGNITION – THINKING ABOUT THINKING
6. STRIVING FOR ACCURACY & PRECISION
7. QUESTIONING & POSING PROBLEMS
8. APPLYING PAST KNOWLEDGE TO NEW SITUATIONS
9. THINKING & COMMUNICATING WITH CLARITY & PRECISION
10. GATHERING DATA THROUGH THE SENSES
11. CREATING, IMAGINING & INNOVATING
12. RESPONDING WITH WONDERMENT AND AWE
13. TAKING RESPONSIBLE RISKS
14. FINDING HUMOUR
15. THINKING INDEPENDENTLY
16. LEARNING CONTINUOUSLY
Parents play a major part at home by helping to instill these habits of mind into their children.
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