A list of the habits of innovators highlights the importance of self-directed and lifelong learning as a foundation for continuing growth and inspiration. Habits like the pursuit of knowledge, openness to new ideas, and a commitment to self-improvement are important and require self-direction. Determining how to engender such habits is a key task for post-industrial educators. The goal of helping students become lifelong learners is not new, but we need to approach it with renewed priority and urgency, and we need to develop a more complete understanding of what might be required to achieve it.
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