Examining both the philosophical and practical necessity of daily habits will help us better understand the routines that can have the greatest impact on our students' development and achievements. The habits a student can develop are one of the most lasting gifts he can receive from his school, parents, and self.
Academic Habits:.
- A Practical View of Habits.
- Some Points for Consideration.
- Examples of Successful Academic Habits.
- Habits and Virtue.
- Habits outside the classroom:.
- Various Medias: Television, Video Games, and Internet Use.
- Athletics: An Example of Habits and Success.
- The Habit of Prayer and an Examined Life.
- Habits: Freedom, Judgment, and Self Discipline.
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A Practical View of Habits.
As a student is developing his understanding of any subject material, he should not only strive to understand the factual content but should also be developing ways to learn more effectively. The role of a parent or a teacher is that of a guide as the student develops learning habits and academic skills. Long after a student begins to lose his complete memorization of the factual content of a course, he will likely still retain the lasting habits that helped him learn and will no doubt utilize these habits in more advanced subject matter later in life. In this way, the academic habits that a student develops, including a love for learning, will ultimately have the most enduring impact on his academic life because repeated practice of his learning habits will guarantee retention of the habit. Examining routines for learning at home and in the classroom are central to understanding how a student learns. The mechanisms by which a student develops or possesses the ability to assimilate the course material are at the heart of the most effective academic habits.
