What Does Intellectual Humility Look Like?
Research is uncovering the benefits of recognizing that you might be wrong, who tends to be more humble, and some hints about how to cultivate this skill.
Teaching Virtues of Thinking Well: Humility and Pride
Suppose that one of our aims, as educators, is to help our students develop virtues of thinking well. How can we do that? Are there classroom activities and assignments that could help? Would classroom activities and assignments be enough, or would broader systemic changes be needed? Are there particular virtues, like humility and open-mindedness, on which educators should focus? Or are there problems with focusing on virtues like humility at the expense of other virtues like pride?
Intellectual Humility Quiz
Are you willing to concede if you don’t know something? Or do you get defensive when someone questions your beliefs?