Increasingly we are adopting the mental model that intelligence is a
set of teachable, learnable behaviors that all human beings can continue
to develop and improve throughout their lifetimes. We must help students
think powerfully about ideas, learn to critique as well as support others’
thinking, and become thoughtful problem solvers and decision makers.
The Habits of Mind provide a set of behaviors that discipline intellectual
processes. Taken as a whole, the many definitions and interpretations of
what is meant by intelligence lead us to conclude that the habits can be