I have the right and obligation to understand and make things work better. Problems yield to sustained effort. Skills Cognitive Social Disposition Habits of mind. Tendency to try actively to analyze problems, ask questions, and get information. Students acquire and use strategies for learning and problem solving.
Students acquire and use strategies for appropriately getting and giving help in learning.
Staff communicate to all students that they are already competent learners and are able to become even better through their persistent use of strategies and by reflecting on their efforts. Classroom practice holds students accountable for using learning, problem solving, and helping strategies. Students are persistent when working on challenging problems. Students are expected and taught to play an active role in monitoring and managing the quality of their learning. Teachers scaffold students' performance during initial stages of learning, then gradual ly remove supports.