Habits of a Scholar

Scholars take the time to think about what they are learning.

• Multiple Perspectives

• Ponder Ideas

• Varied Resources

• Excellence

Scholars set goals in life and learning; both long-term goals and short-term goals.

• Goal Setting

• Save Ideas

• Academic Humility

• Curiosity

Scholars are prepared and ready to learn with all the necessary tools for the job.

• Ponder

• Intellectual Risk Taking

• Prepared

• Intellectual Curiosity

Scholars are willing to take intellectual risks. They think “outside of the box.”

• Intellectual Risk-taking

• Intellectual Curiosity

• Perseverance

• Varied Resources

Scholars understand that no matter how much we learn, there is always more to learn.

• Goal Setting

• Multiple Perspectives

• Perseverance

• Academic Humility

Scholars take pride in their work and seek excellence in their finished products.

• Save Ideas

• Excellence

• Ponder Ideas

• Academic Humility

Scholars organize their learning and find ways to save their ideas.

• Varied Resources

• Academic Humility

• Ponder Ideas

• Save Ideas

Scholars are curious about learning and are willing to ask questions and seek answers.

• Ponder Ideas

• Perseverance

• Intellectual Curiosity

• Intellectual Risk-Taking

Scholars exercise their minds and learn to keep going, even when faced with hard work.

• Perseverance

• Excellence

• Prepared

• Goal Setting

Scholars look at the world using many different perspectives.

• Varied Resources

• Multiple Perspectives

• Intellectual Curiosity

• Ponder Ideas