Upon further consideration Costa and Kallick began to refer to this pattern as "intelligent behaviors" and they examined them more closely.  It seemed that the list of behaviors was not too long and the behaviors themselves were neither complicated nor mysterious.  In fact, they became convinced that these intelligent behaviors could be taught to anyone who was willing to learn them.

They also believed that these dispositions not only could be learned, but that they could become habits that students could use without worrying if they were doing the right thing.  Realizing that most of these behaviors were related directly to higher-level thinking skills, Costa and Kallick settled on the term "Habits of Mind" to describe their work.  They subsequently published a series of four books, known collectively as Habits of Mind: A Developmental Series.

The Habits of Mind play an important role in our educational philosophy at Hendricks.  We agree that all children can learn and understand, these intelligent behaviors.  Habits of Mind have a ubiquitous presence on our campus as they are seamlessly included in all aspects of our curriculum.