“[At St. George’s] I HAVE learned not WHAT to think but HOW to think, and not just HOW to think but HOW to think WITH OTHER PEOPLE.” I have been meeting with my advisees to discuss their upcoming student-led teacher/family conferences. I met with four of the seven of them yesterday, and two more today. My […]
To Students: Teach Me What I Need to Know
As we begin the inevitable sprint toward graduation and the end of my first school year at St. George’s Independent School in Memphis, TN, I realize how much I have learned since last July when I officially began my work as Head of School. More relevant, however, I realize how much more I have to […]
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 […]
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 […]