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Rubrics for elementary school start on page 367. Although Maine is developing rubrics and assessments for the upcoming cross-curricular graduation requirements (born as the MLR Guiding Principles), the Habits of Mind model has correlations with the Maine standards, and there have been many years of deep curricular development.

Maine's Cohort for Customized Learning have organized Costa and Ballick's Habits of Mind into three main areas: Reflective Learner (Understanding Oneself), Self-Directed Learner (Improving Oneself), Collaborative Worker (Working with Others). I look forward to learning how they move forward, especially as correlated with Maine's version of soft skills, the Guiding Principles.

"To achieve their full potential as adults, young people need to develop a range of skills and knowledge that facilitate mastery and application of English, mathematics, and other school subjects. At the same time, business and political leaders are increasingly asking schools to develop skills such as problem solving, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and self-management-often referred to as "21st century skills."