Habits of Mind

When people review the models and visions they are to follow before they begin a task, they are practising

• listening with understanding and empathy

• striving for accuracy and precision

• persistence

• responding with wonderment and awe

When people ask for elaboration or clarification, or ask relevant questions, they are practising

• managing impulsivity

• listening with understanding and empathy

• thinking and communicating with clarity and precision

• thinking interdependently

When people form a plan of action before beginning a task, they are practising

• gathering data through all senses

• applying past knowledge to new situations

• questioning and posing problems

• managing impulsivity

When people have not only an "I can" attitude, but also an "I enjoy" feeling, they are practising

• responding with wonderment and awe

• thinking and communicating with clarity and precision

• thinking flexibly

• thinking interdependently

When people support statements with explanations, comparisons, and evidence, they are practising

• questioning and posing problems

• persisting

• thinking and communicating with clarity and precision

• creating, imagining, and innovating

When people take time to reflect on their experiences, they are practising

• taking responsible risks

• metacognition

• striving for accuracy and precision

• finding humour

When people work to attain the highest possible standards, they are practising

• learning continuously

• listening with understanding and empathy

• striving for accuracy and precision

• thinking interdependently

When people can distinguish between situations of human frailty and fallibility (being mistaken) which are in need of compassion and those which are truly funny, they are practising

• finding humour

• thinking interdependently

• questioning and posing problems

• learning continuously

When people recognize that questions vary in complexity, structure, and purpose, they are practising

• applying past knowledge to a new situation

• thinking interdependently

• striving for accuracy and precision

• questioning and posing problems

When people draw forth experience from their past when confronted with a new and perplexing problem, they are practising

• applying past knowledge to a new situation

• managing impulsivity

• responding with wonderment and awe

• gathering data through all senses