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= Habits of Mind = The Habits of Mind are a set of dispositions derived from what successful people do when they are confronted by problems to solve,decisions to make, creative ideas to generate, and ambiguities to clarify. They have been developed to provide common terminology for expected behaviors in a productive learning environment and are used by schools around the world. They are essential behaviors for success in school, success in career and success in life.

Introduction
The Habits of Mind are the result of a body of work begun in 1982 by Bena Kallick and Arthur Costa. They were first referred to as "intelligent behaviors". The list began at 12 Habits and has grown to 16. It is still not the definitive list. As new dispositions are defined, they may be added to this living body of work. Successful people from all walks of life were consulted about the attributes they felt led to their success. They included physicians, teachers, auto mechanics, entrepreneurs, artists and scientists. Later in 1992, inspired by Lauren Resnick's statement that "one's intelligence is the sum of one's habits of mind" the term was changed to Habits of Mind. The researchers propose if these are the attributes of successful people, then students should acquire them as they are the characteristics that will predict students' success in school, if they go on to college, if they take a job and if they marry and raise a family.

The 16 Habits
The Habits of Mind include:


 * Persisting
 * Managing impulsivity
 * Listening with understanding and empathy
 * Thinking flexibly
 * Thinking about thinking (metacognition)
 * Striving for accuracy
 * Questioning and problem posing
 * Applying past knowledge to new situations
 * Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision
 * Gathering data through all senses
 * Creating, imagining and innovating
 * Responding with wonderment and awe
 * Taking responsible risks
 * Finding humor
 * Thinking interdependently
 * Remaining open to continuous learning

Chart of Habits

Some HOM schools
St. Paul's College, Hong Kong

Challenger Early College High School

Coal Creek Elementary School

Geraldine Kindergarten

Montecito Union School

District Parkwood Elementary School South Fayette School District Todd Elementary School

Waikiki Elementary School

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