Can you imagine a future where every young person has developed their own habits of caring, gratitude and curiosity? Dr. Arthur Schwartz poses this question in exploring the connection between habits and character formation in the article, “Can we help our students develop a habit mindset?”
“Our challenge as educators is to encourage students to understand that their habits shape who they are and the sort of person they want to become,” says Schwartz. In this issue, he shares seven concepts that every student (and adult) should know about habits.
Read on to learn more.