In response to the question, “What does outstanding academic achievement “look like” at St. George’s?“, faculty members responded with a resounding emphasis on “ENGAGEMENT”. They should. There can be many priorities in teaching and learning, and given different moments in the life of a school, those priorities can, should, and will shift. However, engagement, student […]
Convergence and Permission: SUN and STAX and the Creative Community
“Artists, in fact learners of any kind, thrive in a supportive context and when given permission to experiment and collaborate.” In June of 2015 my family and I moved to Memphis from Atlanta. In our brief time here we have tried to learn about our new town, and we have visited places that define it: Graceland, The […]
W;T and the Purpose of Connection
“Becoming educated inherently includes the demand that we learn not to see ourselves as living in a vacuum, but rather that we see ourselves as inextricably linked to one another. The high purpose of that education is to make the world within our reach better for our presence. This high purpose includes as well […]
Differentiating Instruction but not Message: Giving a JK-1 and a 2-5 Chapel Talk
Yesterday I spoke in Chapel at our Germantown Campus about our theme for February: Courage. Actually I spoke twice–first to grades 2 through 5 and a little later to JK through 1.Planning for the seven minute or so talks served as a reminder for me of the importance of differentiation in teaching. Great teachers are always […]