development can be anticipated when children have limited opportunities to see these traits being modeled in their environment.
The model also represents twelve positive Habits of the Mind,
which are the cognitive-attitudinal elements of the Five Foundations.
Bernard (2002) defines a Habit of the Mind as an automatic tendency
of a person to think in a certain way (see Table 1). By thinking in that
way, the person experiences certain emotions and behaviors that will
either lead to academic achievement and social-emotional-behavioral
well-being, when his=her Habits of the Mind are positive, or underachievement and poor psychological health when negative Habits
of the Mind exist. These positive Habits of the Mind have been found
to be the cognitive elements or components that nourish and support
Figure 1. Goals of You Can Do It! Education (Bernard, 2003a).
Social-Emotional Competence 107the Five Foundations. For example, Accepting Myself, Taking Risks,
and Being Independent are positive Habits of the Mind that help
young people develop academic and social confidence.
Research
Studies reviewed in this section fall into two categories: studies that
address the relationship of students’ Five Foundations and twelve
I can Do it
Being Independent
Taking Risks
Accepting Myself