Yes intelligence can be developed, so says research.
In the coming months, I hope to introduce to you 16 habits of thinking and being of intelligent people. If you like you may 'google' this to find out more - Habits of Mind. It's research-based and well-established in many parts of the world. I will print a set of notes for you to read. In the meantime, here's the 16 Habits of Mind :
1.) Persisting
2.) Managing Impulsivity
3.) Listening with Understanding and Empathy
4.) Thinking Flexibly
5.) Thinking about Thinking (Metacognition)
6.) Striving for Accuracy
7.) Questioning and Posing Problems
8.) Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations
9.) Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision
10.) Gathering Data through All Senses
11.) Creating, Imagining, Innovating
12.) Responding with Wonderment and Awe
13.) Taking Responsible Risks
14.) Finding Humour
15.) Thinking Interdependently
16.) Remaining Open to Continuous Learning
Which of these do you need to focus on?
This week we started with Persisting (having persistence). Kudos to those nominated by their classmates to have qualities of Persistence : Irfan, Jeremy, Amelia, Khin, Shafie, Wilson, Jing Yong and Eunice.
Let's focus on Striving for Accuracy and Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision in tomorrow's EL lesson.
You can be intelligent, if you persist and develop the Habits of Mind!
Yes you can : ) the choice is yours.
