[ I gave this reflection as part of a Martin Luther King service.] Good Morning! A photograph, a certain kind of very rare photograph, can come to stand for a period of history. It can somehow capture a moment larger than the scene depicted in the frame itself, and most relevant to my comments this […]
The Ugly Baby Meets Epiphany
[Edited only very slightly for clarity, what follows is the reflection I gave to the full faculty of St. George’s Independent School during a chapel service preceding our in-service day] <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/rkadtxlCRU4″ frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture” allowfullscreen></iframe> Good morning! Are there any Seinfeld fans out there in the house? With central […]
Approaching School Days as Architecture: An Idea Revisited
[vimeo 74943290 w=500 h=281]<p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/74943290″>Asheville School Project Connect Ross Peters 2013</a> from <a href=”https://vimeo.com/sobriquetstudio”>Sobriquet Studio</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p> In 2013 I had the privilege of speaking at Asheville School’s Project Connect. For me, returning to this remarkable small boarding school was a homecoming as I taught at Asheville School for ten years and was the founding […]
Adam and Louie Showing Us the Way
In my last entry, “When It Is Good, Name It So”, I wrote about some good things that happened in our school’s first week back from Thanksgiving Break. Central to that piece was a reference to Adam Cruthirds, a senior at St. George’s, who gave the Chapel Talk on Friday, December 4th. Over the last year […]
When It is Good, Name It So
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvlfBxFOXH0&w=420&h=315]It has been a great ride with St. George’s this fall! It is important to point out when things go well. We can get so caught up with what is coming next that we forget to be grateful when things fall into place in just the right way. On Thursday and Friday of last […]
Creating a Progress Culture Through Pilot Programs: Compiled Thoughts
In the Spring of 2012, I wrote a number of blog entries about the role of pilot programs and courses in creating thoughtful progress in a school. These entries feel more relevant than ever to me. My writing in this area grew out of other thinking I had been doing around a concept of a […]