[On Wednesday evening I delivered a brief talk, entitled “Lives Worthy of the Sacrifice,” as part of our Cum Laude and National Honor Society Induction Ceremony at The Westminster Schools. While I worked on the speech, I made one false start.Given that I am headed toward my 25th college reunion at The University of the […]
Lives Worthy of the Sacrifice: A Cum Laude and National Honor Society Speech
[What follows is a talk I gave last night at the Cum Laude and National Honor Society Induction at The Westminster Schools. Past readers of the blog might recognize some passages that have appeared on the blog before.] It is a pleasure to welcome parents, friends, and most importantly this evening, students, to the Cum […]
Revisiting a Guiding Idea: Creating A Progress Culture in a School
Recently I had two photographs framed. Made by Katelyn Jones, member of The Westminster Schools Class of 2013, right now they are leaning against the wall of my office ready to be hung. By digitally layering images on top of each other, she created something compelling. There is a magical, somehow dreamlike, quality to each. They leave […]