I was recently asked to make a presentation to the Academy’s Board of Visitors on Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century. The focus of the presentation was to provide a context of how has the purpose of school changed, what skills, attributes and experiences do students need to be successful and how do we [...]
This is my first time attending EduCon and I must admit that it has on the whole, delivered in every way. As I sit here in a Starbucks trying to catch my breath and enjoying a Vanilla Rooibus Tea latte I am thinking about the depth and breadth of conversations I have been able to [...]
One of the first things I remember learning in my graduate work in education was that no matter what I did or how well I planned, there would simply never be enough time for me to get everything done. It just wasn’t possible, there were too many demands, too much work, not enough time. In [...]
This presentation was done on December 6th, 2008 at The Association of Boarding Schools conference in Baltimore, MD. We had a great group of 12 independent school administrators and teachers. Thanks to those who came and enjoy!
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I have spent some time recently thinking about how our schools look and feel very much like they did over a century ago. Our school began a major construction project last week intended to refurbish and renovate one of our major academic buildings. Kingsley Laboratories, built in 1897, is one of our oldest buildings and [...]
Today I received in the mail, my copy of the Harvard Education Letter, published by the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The cover article focuses on how “despite the challenges” more schools are adopting one-to-one laptop programs. The article goes on to say that over the last several years, many schools across the United States [...]