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Aristotle
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
to school, subject communicates until they
We give our best At Prep we engage the children in dialogue to make the Habits of Mind our own. Through talk we develop the language and images that children will consciously use in their learning. We use the phrase “We Give Our Best” to describe the Habit of Mind: Striving for accuracy. While discussing the concept of giving our best, the children develop the “Aim, constantly work to improve, take our time and focus on the The Habits of Mind have been identified as characteristics of highly successful people in all areas of life and are not specific area or age. Successful people in leadership, social relationships, military, music and sport have all demonstrated productive habits of mind. Higher order thinking is a characteristic of the student and not the task. For example, if a student strives for accuracy and findings clearly and precisely, the student will have demonstrated two elements of higher order thinking that are likely to significantly improve the outcome of the task. The development of habits of mind can improve stud
Check it again! Always doing your best. Setting high standards. Checking and finding ways to improve constantly.
Fire!” hand signal descriptor. We give our best when we-
Habits of Mind: Striving for Accuracy
become automatic.
task at hand.