Education
Leadership, Problem-Solving, Compassion and Empathy
As Donald Trump spirals deeper into madness and depravity the toll on the collective psyche just grows. Fortunately help is…
The future happens very slowly and then all at once
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
Ok - so you wanted to be a head of school and you applied for a job and then you…
Teaching the Election: Clinton v. Trump: What are the Plans at Your School?
As we head into Back-To-School season, what are your school's plans for teaching the 2016 presidential election? Seems to me…
“So you want to be a head of school ….” Communication
I've been asked on occasion to add my two cents on a panel at the NYSAIS conference for assistant heads…
The Compass Point – Time to Re-Wire, Time to Re-Name
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
The first day of my new life as an idle good-for-nothing superannuated coffin-dodger (my brother's description of retirees) coincides with…
Ten Heads, Ten Years, Ten Lessons and some Clickbait
The official title was Ten Heads, Ten Years, Ten Lessons: INH Class Members of '06 Tell Their Tales INH -…
Bryan Stevenson at NAIS: Beat the Drum for Justice
Human apathy is the greatest calamity of all. I have heard many extraordinary presentations and speeches at NAIS Annual Conferences…
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: We Stand On The Brink
The summer 2013 issue of Independent School magazine was about technology and schools and posed the question The Great Disruption?…