Life-Long Learning Skills
1. Persistence: Keeps on trying; does not give up easily.
2. Self-control/Patience: Is willing to work over time for
good results; develops an idea; overcomes impulsivity--thinks
out possibilities before answering a question; considers consequences
of actions.
3. Leadership/Cooperation: Understands and balances individual
and group rights.
4. Responsibility: Takes on work and can be counted on to
follow through to completion; is reliable.
5. Friendship/Empathy: Listens to others with understanding
and care; no put downs; expresses feelings, wants, and hopes.
6. Organization: Arranges work, materials and schedule with
the orderliness needed to be effective.
7. Flexibility in Thinking: Thinks about more than one way
to solve a problem. Respects differences; learns from others.
8. Questioning and Problem-solving: Asks questions; seeks
new information; enjoys challenges of posing and solving problems;
can predict and estimate.
9. Precision: Checks for accuracy on his/her own; uses words
carefully.
10. Metacognition: Can tell how he/she solves problems; understands
and explains thinking.
11. Reflection: Considers plans, ideas, and projects after
they have been discussed or executed to better understand,
assess, and improve them; is thoughtful about them, alone
or with others.
12. Uses All the Senses: Employs multiple ways of knowing
through the senses and with intuition to learn; enjoys the
arts and active play.
13. Creativity: Uses ingenuity, originality and insight;
enjoys making and doing new things; likes to show creativity.
14. Self-confidence/Risk-taking: Curious and willing to take
a chance on new challenges and in situations where the outcome
is questionable; inquisitive; exploratory; experimentative.
15. Application: Uses learned knowledge in new situations;
solves everyday problems.
16. Sense of Humor: Can see the funny side of life and take
things lightly.
17. Wonder and Joy: Eager for life.
18. Assertiveness: Asks for help when needed and stands up
for self with peers.
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