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HOM Fails
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This habit of mind involves being able to work and learn from others in reciprocal situations.
What is thinking interdependently?
100
Your friend saw Ted 2 over the summer. This habit of mind was the easiest to observe in the theater.
What is finding humor?
100
100
What is managing impulsivity?
100
Understand others!
What is listening with understanding and empathy?
100
Your grandmother asks for instructions on how to set up her Facebook page. You rambled for fifteen minutes about how to do a friend request and how many likes you got on your latest post. You failed this habit of mind.
What is thinking and communicating with clarity and precision? (Other responses accepted.)
200
This habit of mind involves being able to change perspectives, generate alternatives, and consider other options.
What is thinking flexibly?
200
Your pen pal from China is trying to explain to you what it's like to live in rural Sichuan, but you've never even been there! This habit of mind will come in handy.
What is listening with understanding and empathy?
200
200
What is finding humor?
200
Stick to it!
What is persisting?
200
After five minutes of playing and losing 2048, you declare, "Whatever! I give up." You failed this habit of mind.
What is persisting?
300
This habit of mind involves having a questioning attitude, knowing what data are needed and developing questioning strategies to produce those data.
What is questioning and problem posing?
300
Before you begin building a bridge, your calculations and specifications must be correct! This habit of mind is most important for your task.
What is striving for accuracy?
300
300
What is questioning and problem posing?
300
I have so much more to learn!
What is remaining open to continuous learning?
300
Your best friend wants to be a race care driver. But she was arrested for driving 30 miles over the posted speed limit in a school zone. She failed this habit of mind.
What is taking responsible risks? (Other responses accepted.)
400
This habit of mind involves finding the world awesome, mysterious and being intrigued with phenomena and beauty.
What is responding with wonderment and awe?
400
The milk in your cereal smells fresh and looks fresh, and it didn't sound chunky or curdled when you poured it in the bowl. After your first bite, you used this habit of mind during your morning breakfast.
What is gathering data through all senses?
400
400
What is thinking flexibly?
400
Know your knowing!
What is thinking about your thinking?
400
Your teacher and peers agreed that you should raise your hand before sharing in a class discussion. Instead, you blurted out your opinion and failed this habit of mind.
What is managing impulsivity?
500
This habit of mind involves being aware of your own thoughts, strategies, feelings and actions and their effects on others.
What is thinking about your thinking?
500
You went skydiving over the weekend. According to your peers, you demonstrated this habit of mind.
What is taking responsible risks?
500
500
What is gathering data through all senses?
500
Venture out!
What is taking responsible risks?
500
You refuse to eat your mother's sausage casserole because you claim to hate it, but you've never even tried it! You failed this habit of mind.
What is remaining open to continuous learning?