What+are+Habits+of+Mind?

=What are Habits of Mind?=

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 * A Habit of Mind is knowing how to behave intelligently when you DON'T know the answer.
 * A Habit of Mind means having a disposition toward behaving intelligently when confronted with problems, the answers to which are not immediately known: dichotomies,(a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different : a rigid dichotomy between science and mysticism) dilemmas(a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, esp. equally undesirable ones enigmas and uncertainties) enigmas (a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.• a riddle or paradox ) and uncertainties. (something that is uncertain or that causes one to feel uncertain)
 * Our focus is on performance under challenging conditions that demand strategic reasoning, insightfulness, perseverance, creativity, and craftsmanship. The critical attribute of intelligent human beings is not only having information, but also knowing how to act on it.
 * Employing Habits of Mind requires drawing forth certain patterns of intellectual behavior that produce powerful results. They are a composite of many skills, attitudes and proclivities including:
 * **Value:** Choosing to employ a pattern of intellectual behaviors rather than other, less productive patterns.
 * **Inclination:** Feeling the tendency toward employing a pattern of intellectual behaviors.
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">**Sensitivity:** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Perceiving opportunities for, and appropriateness of employing the pattern of behavior.
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">**Capability:** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Possessing the basic skills and capacities to carry through with the behaviors.
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153);">**Commitment:** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Constantly striving to reflect on and improve performance of the pattern of intellectual behavior.

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif;">The 16 Habits of Mind identified by Costa and Kallick include: <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif;">
 * **Persisting**
 * **Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision**
 * **Managing impulsivity**
 * **Gathering data through all senses**
 * **Listening with understanding and empathy**
 * **Creating, imagining, innovating**
 * **Thinking flexibly**
 * **Responding with wonderment and awe**
 * **Thinking about thinking (metacognition)**
 * **Taking responsible risks**
 * **Striving for accuracy**
 * **Finding humor**
 * **Questioning and posing problems**
 * **Thinking interdependently**
 * **Applying past knowledge to new situations**
 * **Remaining open to continuous learning**