Habits of Mind
The Sixteen Habits of Mind
What are the Habits of Mind? Habits of Mind provide a framework for making decisions and offer a reflection of who we are and what we value. Part of growing as a learner is developing the ability to use these habits of mind.
These Habits of Mind will be taught and practiced during your child’s time at Rogers Park. Students will self-evaluate their understanding and skill in employing them on a regular basis and their use will be integrated into the content we are already exploring within the Rogers Park HG curriculum. They are integral to the goals and outcomes of the HG program.
The HG program has adopted the instruction and use of these sixteen Habits of Mind with our students. When these habits are used, the results produced are more powerful and of higher quality than if these intellectual resources are not drawn upon. These provide a common vocabulary and an emphasis on habits that use the full spectrum of intellectual capabilities.
Habits of Mind Animation Shorts
1.) Persisting
2.) Managing Impulsivity
3.) Listening with Understanding and Empathy
4.) Thinking Flexibly
5.) Thinking About Your Thinking
6.) Striving for Accuracy
7.) Questioning and Problem Posing
8.) Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations
9.) Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision
10. Gather Data Through All Your Senses
11.) Creating, Imagining, and Innovating
12. Responding with Wonderment and Awe