Habits Of Mind have been used by me in assessing young children in my kindy. In the early years, learning should be focused on the development of learning dispositions and strategies, rather than simply building up academic knowledge and skills. Although preschoolers need to be prepared for school, there are issues of teaching young children too formal and too early, as suggested by Guy Claxton. The children are at risk of becoming unmotivated if they are given formal education too early when they are not ready.
Well, back to the habits of mind. Teachers should actively promote them through early childhood curriculum. I know a kindy in New Zealand have completed a project on incorporating habits of mind in their program. Talk about that in detail later.
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