Review: Classroom Habitude by Angela Maeirs

Angela Maiers was kind enough to share a copy of Classroom Habitudes with me. It's her book on how to teach 21st Century learning habits and attitudes, exactly as described on the cover.

So, why is a small business site reviewing a book that, on first glance, appears to be for teachers?

1. Isn't part of your business to help your customers, employees, and prospects to learn?
   
2. Could you benefit from improving your own ability to learn?
   
3. Didn't you know I come from a long line of teachers? (I had to throw that in.) 

It is an excellent book to help you focus your own personal growth, or to help you as a teacher, educator, or instructor.

The focus is not on developing particular skills. It is on gaining the habits and attitudes that carry you through to learn any new skill. What are the Habitudes?

1. Imagination
2. Curiosity
3. Perseverance (my personal fave)
4. Self Awareness
5. Courage
6. Adaptability

If you spent each month focusing on one of those habitudes, imagine how much you would grow as an effective small business person in half a year. You might grow into being a whole different person.

I said that I come from a long line of teachers, but I don't hold an educational degree or certificate of any kind. I only teach workshops, short classes, things like that. But I truly enjoyed this book. Her classroom dialogues, once I got past the "boys and girls" intro, were excellent at leading my thinking about these subjects. There is plenty of relevance for life-long learners, as well as classroom teachers.

Thank you, Angela, for sharing your Habitudes with me.

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