Necessary Reminders
This past weekend I attended a farewell celebration for my good friend and longtime colleague, Lenesa Leana, who is retiring after serving as head for twelve years at Belmont Day School in Boston.... Read More »
News
A Day You Write Home About
Today is one of those days you write home about, unless, of course, you are already home. My family is deep into our second year in Altadena, and days like today are at least one of the reasons we... Read More »
National Values
On May 2, 2011, Osama Bin Laden was killed in Pakistan during a raid by U.S. Special Forces. The wide range of reactions to his death—particularly public celebrations—sparked lively... Read More »
The Drum Major Instinct
You may remember the term, “The Drum Major Instinct,” used in a famous sermon preached in 1968 by the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., a short two months before he was... Read More »
The Human Element
The following headline in the Arts section of the New York Times grabbed my attention: “Busy Job of Judging Video-Game Content to Be Ceded to Machines”. Since 1994, it’s been the... Read More »
Cautionary Tales
In the past week, The New York Times ran two fascinating articles about denominationally-based schools here in New York City that will resonate with many Episcopal schools—cautionary tales, if... Read More »
Never-Better or Better-Never?
In the February 14, 2011 issue of The New Yorker, Adam Gopnik reflects on the growing amount of recent literature that celebrates the advances of technology, bemoans its harmful effects, or seeks to... Read More »
For the Common Good
Dan Heischman and I recently returned from the NAIS Annual Conference in National Harbor, Maryland where we had a chance to connect with many NAES members. The conference theme was “Advancing... Read More »
Let Us Pray
It is often said that Episcopal schools are praying places. Each of us can point to the unique ways that our school prays together. It might be the short prayer that the youngest students learn as... Read More »
Why Don’t They Just Trust Us?
A school head looks at the student’s advisor, as the parents of that student leave the office feeling dissatisfied with what they have heard. Both school head and advisor shake their heads in... Read More »