1. Welcome to Roxboro Road Middle School! A Community that embraces the Habits of Mind.

2. Persisting Persisting Thinking and Communicating With Clarity and Precision Thinking and Communicating With Clarity and Precision Managing Impulsivity Managing Impulsivity Gathering Data Through All Senses Gathering Data Through All Senses Listening With Understanding and Empathy Listening With Understanding and Empathy Creating, Imagining, Innovating Creating, Imagining, Innovating Thinking Flexibly Responding With Wonderment and Awe Responding With Wonderment and Awe Thinking About Thinking Thinking About Thinking Taking Responsible Risks Taking Responsible Risks Striving for Accuracy Striving for Accuracy Finding Humor Finding Humor Thinking Interdependently Thinking Interdependently Questioning and Posing Problems Questioning and Posing Problems Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations Remaining Open to Continuous Learning Remaining Open to Continuous Learning

3. January’s Habit of Mind continue to listen to each others Did you know that this month’s Habit of Mind reminds us of how important it is to continue to listen to each others’ ideas, points of views, thoughts, and feelings?

4. Listening with Understanding and Empathy Understand Others Points of View!

5. Listening with Understanding and Empathy Quote ~ “The quieter you become, the more you can hear.”

6. Famous People Listening with Understanding and Empathy

7. Even Pets Listen to Develop Empathy

8. People Famous for Listening to Understand and Empathize

9. Even “Wordle” shows Listening with Understanding and Empathy

10. Listening for Understanding and Empathy ~ Listening for Understanding and Empathy is the most appreciated Habit of Mind of all…

11. “We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ~ Epictetus

12. Listening with Understanding and Empathy Listening is the beginning of understanding…Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening. Let the wise listen and add to their learning and let the discerning get guidance. Proverbs 1:5 Understand others! Devoting mental energy to another person’s thoughts and ideas; holding in abeyance one’s own thoughts in order to perceive another’s point of view and emotions