Habit of a Scholar: Academic Humility

This week we discussed an important Habit of a Scholar that GATE students often struggle with: Academic Humility.  We discussed the difference between being proud of yourself and bragging meaning that it's good to be proud but not in a way that makes other people feel bad.  We also discussed that no one knows everything and we should all continue to learn new things every day.  It's important that our scholars recognize that they always have room to grow and keep learning.  If they believe that they are perfect and already know everything it can be crushing to them to make a mistake and it hinders their learning.  It's also important for them to realize that they can learn from their peers and that it's ok to change their mind after learning new information.  Academic Humility means being respectfully proud of what you know and understanding that there are always many new things to keep learning.