Habits Of Mind Analysis

The Habits of Mind are strategies used by teachers and students that promote craftsmanship, strategic reasoning, perseverance and creativity. Usually when we use these resources, we get better results and greater significance in our schoolwork than being disorganized and receiving poor results. In my years of learning at Saint Mary's School, I have learned many Habits of Mind that make me successful with a first honor roll. The three that I use most are: Striving for Accuracy: the best way to make sure you have gotten everything on a test is setting high standards. On a test, I usually check to see if I've skipped any problems and if I still have time left I do the test again to check if I've gotten the correct answers. When I don't understand …show more content…
Applying Past Knowledge in New Situations: the last Habit of Mind that I most use is using what I learn. This is when you use your knowledge in the past and set vivid, detailed goals for the future. For an example, I have different teachers each period. Some teachers teach like one certain way and the others teach another. In the sixth grade, my history teacher used to teach me the key points of taking notes and annotating. Now reading the Odyssey and Shakespeare in literature class, this past knowledge is very useful. This is also a good way of studying because people teach me tips that other people don't. Overall, I think that I use the Habits of Mind very effectively when I am learning at my school. When I'm in high school, I hope to learn how to manage impulsivity if I'm at the ACA Specialty Center. This is a Habit of Mind teaching students how to take your time of thinking before you're acting and thinking deliberately. I don't use this trait very effectively and I hope the teachers at ACA will teach me very useful study habits and help me get stronger in the Habits of Mind that I prefer to