{"id":500,"date":"2022-07-12T22:38:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T22:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech2\/?page_id=500"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:17:07","slug":"open-mindedness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/palette-of-virtues-in-practice\/open-mindedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Open-Mindedness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/files\/2022\/05\/Frame-23-1-1024x692.png\" alt=\"Open-mindedness virtue in a red blob.\" class=\"wp-image-5039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/05\/Frame-23-1-1024x692.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/05\/Frame-23-1-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/05\/Frame-23-1-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/05\/Frame-23-1-1536x1039.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/05\/Frame-23-1.png 1927w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Open-mindedness: <\/strong>The quality of being willing to consider ideas, opinions and feelings that are new or different from your own; flexibility in taking different perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In the coding classroom, children are exposed to many different ways of doing things; whether it be programming KIBO with a repeat loop or 3 forward blocks, or programming Cat to play tag in different ways on ScratchJr, children quickly learn that there is no one right way to do things. If children understand this concept, they are more likely to explore and try new things. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Click the images below to see <strong>Open-mindedness<\/strong> in practice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:59px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/coding-as-a-palette-of-virtues\/palette-of-virtues-in-practice\/open-mindedness\/open-mindedness-scratchjr-examples\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/scratchjrlogo-2-1024x281.png\" alt=\"Scratch Junior logo.\" class=\"wp-image-3734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/scratchjrlogo-2-1024x281.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/scratchjrlogo-2-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/scratchjrlogo-2-768x211.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2022\/03\/scratchjrlogo-2.png 1337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Open-mindedness with <strong>ScratchJr<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/palette-of-virtues-in-practice\/open-mindedness\/open-mindedness-kibo-examples\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2018\/03\/KIBO.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-688\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Open-mindedness with <strong>KIBO<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open-mindedness: The quality of being willing to consider ideas, opinions and feelings that are new or different from your own; flexibility in taking different perspectives. 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