Built on more than thirty years of research, the Habits
of Mind (referred to throughout this document as the
Habits) provide a framework for student learning based
on an understanding of what qualities allow people to
be successful, regardless of their career or focus in life.
Through an internalization of these behavioral patterns,
it is projected that students will find themselves equipped
to handle a variety of professional and personal situations
throughout their lives.
The work is designed not only to encompass immediate
and practical considerations that promote using the
Habits in classrooms and schools every day but also
to stimulate the creation of learning cultures that
consider the Habits as central to building a thoughtful
community and world. To achieve these goals, and
assimilate the research that has been done, the book
is laid out in five parts