Interesting individual observations were made on the results related to the habits
“Managing Impulsivity”, “Responding with Wonderment and Awe” and “Persistence”.
The general feeling of the staff was that they did not do a good job of teaching the
habit of persistence because of the time of year it was introduced. The results
indicated that the students did not reach a level of comfort with what this habit
really means. The habits of “Managing Impulsivity” and “Responding with
Wonderment and Awe” were definitely the two that won the favor of both the staff
and students. “Managing Impulsivity” could be carried so easily into all aspects of
the school that the students became very comfortable with the vocabulary related
to it and the way the habit could help them be more successful. As for “Responding
with Wonderment and Awe”, grades two to four had a Wonderment and Awe Fair,
in which the students researched and then created a display on a passion
project. Once again, they were able to truly understand this habit as they
responded with wonderment and awe to the joy of learning