Intellectual Character

<p>List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits xiii</p>
<p>Foreword: Six Intellectual Characters in Search of an Author xv<br /> David Perkins</p>
<p>Preface xxi</p>
<p>Acknowledgments xxvii</p>
<p>The Author xxix</p>
<p>Part One: The Case for Intellectual Character</p>
<p>1 Failing at Smart: Or What s an Education For? 3</p>
<p>2 Rethinking Smart: The Idea of Intellectual Character 12</p>
<p>3 Acting Smart: How Thinking Dispositions Close the Ability–Action Gap 33</p>
<p>Part Two: Fostering Intellectual Character in Our Schools</p>
<p>4 First Days, First Steps: Initiating a Culture of Thinking 55</p>
<p>5 Thinking Routines: Creating the Spaces and Structures for Thinking 85</p>
<p>6 Language and Thinking: Prompting, Priming, and Patterning 115</p>
<p>7 Thought–Full Environments: Sustaining a Culture of Thinking 145</p>
<p>Part Three: Moving Toward the Ideal of Intellectual Character</p>
<p>8 Beyond Technique: Where Teaching for Intellectual Character Begins 179</p>
<p>9 Three Lessons: What to Keep in Mind About Teaching for Intellectual Character 209</p>
<p>10 Some Practical Advice: How to Get Started Teaching for Intellectual Character 229</p>
<p>Appendix 249</p>
<p>Notes 267</p>
<p>References 283</p>
<p>Index 293</p>