The future happens very slowly and then all at once

8 years ago

My title line is from Kevin Kelly whose new book The Inevitable is about the deep trends in the next 20 years…

The Headship: History Matters

8 years ago

Ok - so you wanted to be a head of school and you applied for a job and then you…

Social Media and the Two-Minute Hate

8 years ago

Near the beginning of George Orwell's 1984  our hero Winston Smith attends a rally at the Ministry of Truth where…

Election Update: Landslides and Reality, Cynicism and Hope

8 years ago

I: LANDSLIDES AND REALITY WHY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NEEDS TO DISAPPEAR. Ron Reagan, Jr., recently offered, as clearly and succinctly…

Teaching the Election: Clinton v. Trump: What are the Plans at Your School?

8 years ago

As we head into Back-To-School season, what are your school's plans for teaching the 2016 presidential election? Seems to me…

Without Empathy There Is No Leadership: “All America Felt My Pain.”

8 years ago

"You Have Sacrificed Nothing" Grieving father Khizr Khan said four simple words:  "You have sacrificed nothing". It was one of…

“So you want to be a head of school ….” Communication

8 years ago

I've been asked on occasion to add my two cents on a panel at the NYSAIS conference for assistant heads…

Mourning A True Friend and Champion

8 years ago

Poughkeepsie Day School lost a true friend and champion on June 23rd with the death of trustee Valery Einhorn. Below…

The Compass Point – Time to Re-Wire, Time to Re-Name

8 years ago

Those ever-attentive to such details may have noticed that this blog has a new title. Sort of. I started this…

Goodbye to all that

8 years ago

The first day of my new life as an idle good-for-nothing superannuated coffin-dodger (my brother's description of retirees) coincides with…