Swimming Upstream
Have you seen the DirectTV ads that feature the two versions of Rob Lowe? I admit that the first few times that I saw them, I found the ads to be clever and somewhat amusing. After a few viewings, to... Read More »
News
Bridging the Divide
The recent results of a Pew Research Survey on what Americans believe that all schools should be teaching give us some compelling evidence of the common concerns as well as some intense divides in... Read More »
When Tragedy Strikes: I Know Now
When my Head of School colleagues from around the country heard I was moving to the Episcopal Academy two years ago, they congratulated me of course, and many of them made a passing comment about how... Read More »
Milestones, Not Millstones
I have experienced two life events in recent weeks that have had a major positive impact on me. One was my birthday late last month, my 68th. That is not usually considered a milestone natal day, but... Read More »
Doing What We Don’t Want to Do
The bottom line here…is that I am increasingly devoting more time to the generation and recording of data and less time to the educational substance of what the data is supposed to measure.... Read More »
Airline Seats and Being Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
During the past few weeks, conflicts associated with reclining airplane seats have forced three flights to land prematurely. Many have speculated that what these conflicts have in common relates to... Read More »
No Time to Think
OK. I admit it. I didn’t always pay attention in chapel. Sometimes the quality of light through the windows caught my eye. Sometimes I found myself pondering the kindergartners in the front... Read More »
Praying on the Past Year
In her characteristic way of making theology accessible, the writer Anne Lamott identifies three types of prayer: Help! Thanks! and Wow! Each one of us, no doubt, can recall times when we have asked... Read More »
Rooted in Values, Open to New Traditions
Earlier this year, some high school students at Grace Church School in New York City were asked about their hopes for the future of Grace Church School. One answered, “Rooted in values but open... Read More »
Captive Audiences
As many times as I have seen it, I never ceased to be in awe of it: a church, a chapel, a room full of students, taking up virtually every space to be found, gathering for school chapel, sometimes... Read More »