“I will lift up mine eyes to the hills, from whence cometh my help.” Psalm 121.A couple of times a year I reach a point where I become tired beyond the remedy of a single night’s sleep. This is how I feel today. If sleep is the ultimate passive way to recover from tiredness, these […]
Police Beat « Bionic Teaching
Police Beat « Bionic Teaching. An intriguing writing assignment…
How Summer Camp Should Inform School
Over the next couple of months, they will open up the musty storage sheds where they stacked the mattresses in mid-August. They will pull the canoes out to count and inspect even though the weather is not yet warm enough to spend much time on the lake before mid-morning. They will walk the docks with […]
Good Storytelling: John Maeda’s Visit to Atlanta
Monday night I had the pleasure of hearing John Maeda, President of The Rhode Island School of Design, speak at the High Museum in Atlanta. A partnership between the High, The Westminster Schools, and Lovett School made his visit possible. Having just finished his excellent short book, Redesigning Leadership: Design, Technology, Business, Life, I was […]
The Best School Events: Who We Are and Whom We Aspire To Be
During Westminster’s Joint Choirs Spring Concert last Tuesday, there was a moment that embodied the two components of my favorite school events—a moment that represented not only who we are as a school but also whom we aspire to be. The tension between these two poles drives valuable learning and drives great schools.At the end […]
Three Not Exactly Haiku About Nostalgia
Lost youth is the spotWhere nostalgia pools like milkOn the table edge.–Nostalgia is justThe sawdust packed tight to keepTransmissions quiet.–Nostalgia writes manySweet songs but cannot sing anyOf them very well.–Copyright 2012