What motivates parents when it comes to school choice? In November 2011, the National Association of Independent Schools published the results of its 2011 NAIS Parent Motivations Survey. Not... Read More »
Late last Sunday, I arrived home from a six-day trek to Haiti. Gratitude knows no boundaries when it comes to my Haitian experiences. Resilient and hospitable are the Haitian people. The children are... Read More »
For many of our schools, the question of allowing and encouraging particular religious groups to meet on school grounds, in or around the regular school schedule, is a daunting one. Where does a... Read More »
During November’s NAES webinar on the Episcopal school trustee, the Rev. Peter Cheney* talked about each trustee’s responsibility to understand, care take, and be an ambassador for the... Read More »
“They say you can’t teach what you don’t know,” quipped Dr. Gess LeBlanc, a professor at Hunter College School of Education in New York City. “But the truth is, you... Read More »
I write to you from the meeting of the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church being held in Salt Lake City, October 21-24, 2011. As you might know, the Executive Council is the Episcopal... Read More »
Steve Jobs died last week at age 55. One of the best reflections on the life of this visionary who defied conventional wisdom is in his own words: a 2005 commencement address given at Stanford... Read More »
Kids love blessings. So do parents and teachers. At my school, even the most jaded eighth grader never failed to come forward to receive the birthday blessing offered in chapel. I never saw a... Read More »
No matter how many times I have done it, it always feels strange to be flying on September 11th, and this year—with the tenth anniversary and all of the accompanying attention to it—it... Read More »
One of the pleasures of my job is reading publications from Episcopal schools. One such piece came across my desk the other day. It was the text of a talk by a recent college graduate who had... Read More »