Welcome to ASPIRE! by Familia! We are a group of "young" teachers, new to the profession from the National Institute of Education. In 2010, we embarked on a service learning project to help Singaporean youths Act, be Strong, take Pride, be Inspired, have Respect and be Empowered. We conducted a 2 day camp for secondary school students from the West Zone cluster of schools to teach them good Habits of Mind and to help them ASPIRE to achieve their goals and dreams.
Habits of Mind are nifty tools that can help a person achieve personal success and greater task efficacy. Ever procrastinated on a job, gave up a really difficult task, lost your temper at a family member or not understood why you did well on one piece of homework and did badly on another? Good Habits of Mind can help provide answers and solutions to your problems! There are 16 good Habits of Mind that researchers have identified as integral to success--all successful people practice and embody these good Habits of Mind in one way or another.
- Gathering Data Through all Senses
- Responding with Wonderment and Awe
- Creating, Imagining, Innovation
- Remaining Open to Continuous Learning
- Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations
- Questioning and Posing Problems
- Listening with Understanding and Empathy
- Finding Humour
- Thinking Interdependently
- Thinking Flexibly
- Thinking about Thinking (Metacognition)
- Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision
- Striving for Accuracy
- Taking Responsible Risks
- Managing Impulsivity
- Persisting
Can you think of reasons why cultivating these Habits of Mind can be beneficial to yourself?
This blog documents the journey of our students over their 2 day camp and seeks to provide students, teachers, everyone, with knowledge of good Habits of Mind. You will find in our blog materials, resources and good stories to reflect upon and to emulate. We hope that you will find our blog content interesting and useful, that you will be inspired to think about overcoming, managing and reflecting on life--its joys and problems.
This blog documents the journey of our students over their 2 day camp and seeks to provide students, teachers, everyone, with knowledge of good Habits of Mind. You will find in our blog materials, resources and good stories to reflect upon and to emulate. We hope that you will find our blog content interesting and useful, that you will be inspired to think about overcoming, managing and reflecting on life--its joys and problems.
"A Habit of Mind is knowing how to behave intelligently when you DON'T know the answer, when you don't know what to do."
~ From the Institute of Habits of Mind
"The sum of one’s intelligence is the sum of one’s habits of mind."
~ Lauren Resnick
~ Jim Ryuh
"Successful people aren't born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing things unsuccessful people don't like to do. The successful people don't always like these things themselves; they just get on and do them."
"Successful people aren't born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing things unsuccessful people don't like to do. The successful people don't always like these things themselves; they just get on and do them."
