1. Persisting
2. Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision
3. Managing impulsivity
4. Gathering data through all senses
5. Listening with understanding and empathy
6. Creating, imagining, innovating
7. Thinking flexibly
8. Responding with wonderment and awe
9. Thinking about thinking (metacognition)
10. Taking responsible risks
11. Striving for accuracy
12. Finding humor
13. Questioning and posing problems
14. Thinking interdependently
15. Applying past knowledge to new situations
- Remaining open to continuous learning
Persisting.
Model Athlete.
Model Individual.
Model quote:
"Be like a postage stamp—stick to one thing until you get there."
Margaret Carty
Student reflections.
Someone I have noticed using the habit of persistence is
My favorite quote about persistence is
Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision.
Model Profession.
Model Individual.
Model quote:
"The words you choose to say something are just as important as the decision to speak."
Anonymous
Student reflections.
Someone I have noticed using the habit of communicating with clarity and precision is
My favorite quote about communicating with clarity and precision is
Managing impulsivity
Model Profession.
Model Organization.
Model quote:
"Look twice before you leap."
Charlotte Bronte
Student reflections.
Some I have noticed using the habit of managing impulsivity is
My favorite quote about managing impulsivity is
Gathering data through all senses
Model Profession.
Model Individual.
Model quote:
"If all meanings could be adequately expressed by words, the arts of painting and music would not exist."
John Dewey
Student reflections.
Some I have noticed using the habit of gathering data through all the senses is
My favorite quote about gathering data through all the senses is
Listening with understanding and empathy
Model Profession.
Model Individual.
Model quote:
"If there is any secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from his angle as well as from your own."
Henry Ford
Student reflections.
Some I have noticed using the habit of listening with understanding and empathy is
My favorite quote about listening with understanding and empathy is
Creating, imagining, innovating
Model Profession.
Model Individual.
Model quote:
"Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen."
John Steinbeck
Student reflections.
Some I have noticed using the habit of creating, imagining and innovating is
My favorite quote about creating, imagining and innovating is
Thinking flexibly
Model Profession.
Model Individual.
Model quote:
"Change is fun and exciting and, like a haircut, looks funny at first; but once you get used to it, it's great."
Anne Blair
Student reflections.
Some I have noticed using the habit of thinking flexibly is
My favorite quote about thinking flexibly is
Responding with wonderment and awe
Model Profession.
Model Individual.
"I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it."
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Student reflections.
Some I have noticed using the habit of responding with wonderment and awe is
My favorite quote about responding with wonderment and awe is
Thinking about thinking (metacognition)
Model Profession.
Model Individual.
Model quote:
"When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself"
Plato
Student reflections.
Some I have noticed using the habit of thinking about thinking is
My favorite quote about thinking about thinking is
Taking responsible risks
Model Profession.
Model Individual.
Model quote:
"We can never discover new continents until we have the courage to lose sight of all coasts."
André Gide
Student reflections.
Some I have noticed using the habit of taking responsible risks is
My favorite quote about taking responsible risks is
Striving for accuracy
Model Profession.
Model Individual.
Model quote:
"A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake."
Confucius
Student reflections.
Some I have noticed using the habit of striving for accuracy is
My favorite quote about striving for accuracy is
Finding humor
Model Profession.
Model Individual.
Model quote:
"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."
Victor Borge
Student reflections.
Some I have noticed using the habit of finding humor is
My favorite quote about finding humor is
Questioning and posing problems
Model Profession.
Model Organization.
Model quote:
"When we accept tough jobs as a challenge to our ability and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen."
Arland Gilbert
Student reflections.
Some I have noticed using the habit of questioning and posing problems is
My favorite quote about questioning and posing problems is
Thinking interdependently
Model Profession.
Model Individual.
Model quote:
"Take care of each other. Share your energies with the group. No one must feel alone, cut off, for that is when you do not make it."
Willi Unsoeld, renowned mountain climber
Student reflections.
Some I have noticed using the habit of thinking interdependently is
My favorite quote about thinking interdependently is
Applying past knowledge to new situations
Model Profession.
Model Individual.
Model quote:
"We do not learn from our experiences; we learn by reflecting on our experiences."
John Dewey
Student reflections.
Some I have noticed using the habit of applying past knowledge to new situations is
My favorite quote about applying past knowledge to new situations is
Remaining open to continuous learning
Model Profession.
Model Individual.
You
Model quote:
"Every person you meet—and everything you do in life—is an opportunity to learn something."
Tom Clancy, Author
Student reflections.
Some I have noticed using the habit of remaining open to continuous learning is
My favorite quote about remaining open to continuous learning is