From the broadest perspective of the curriculum landscape, students
not only must use the Habits of Mind to succeed in the cognitive task that
is assigned; they also learn that success is ensured by mindfully applying
these habits. Through reflection and self-evaluation, they begin to see
how the application of the habits transfers to all subject areas.
In the example of the U.S. history project, students attend to communicating
with accuracy and precision, persisting, and listening with
understanding and empathy. As they work in their groups, they experience
interdependent thinking. Finally, upon completion of the task, students
think about their thinking. They might be asked reflective questions
such as these: