2016

Election Update: Landslides and Reality, Cynicism and Hope

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

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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

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

8 years ago

“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…

8 years ago

Mourning A True Friend and Champion

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

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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 -…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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?…

9 years ago

Does Dance matter? Forward thinking and inspirational? Or misguided and simplistic?

Found this comic rendering of Ken Robinson's ode to dance on the Internets. The words are from his 2006 TED talk…

9 years ago

The Magic Roundabout of Education and Innovation: How should schools prepare for the future?

What does innovation in education look like to you? This question and What does innovation in education look like around…

9 years ago

Are you racist? Why ‘No’ is not a good enough answer

Marlon James is author of the 2015 Man Booker prize-winning novel  Brief History of Seven Killings. In this short video via…

9 years ago

When it comes to studying: Consistency is not your friend

Many thanks to the @theASIDEblog for alerting me to this simple advice for learners (aka all of us):

9 years ago

My PDS Challenge: Those 10 Ten Most Important Skills and How They Are Learned

Disruptive changes to business models will have a profound impact on the employment landscape over the coming years. Many of…

9 years ago