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October 25, 2023 These past two weeks of October have tried our ability to communicate. Free speech, either oral or written, has been tested. For educators, it is a poignant
October 4, 2023 Shortly after announcing a new OESIS event, I couldn’t help but notice Debra Wilson’s inaugural Independent School Magazine article as the new NAIS President. Sanje’s initial announcement
August 10, 2023 I still appreciate the opportunities I had as a small child because my mother was a reading teacher. In kindergarten, Miss Brown ultimately turned over the responsibility
April 20, 2023 After a two-hour drive due north from the Hartford, CT, area, one exits the highway and winds through the hills to Saxton’s River, VT, the home of
January 26, 2023 Teaching the Holocaust by Inquiry, Elizabeth Krasemann, Foreword by Michael Berenbaum. LIT Verlag GmbH & Co., Zurich, 2022. These are fascinating times to teach students about the
January 9, 2023 During 31 years in the independent school world (35 if you add the student experience), visiting over 100 schools was one of my favorite activities. I always
October 13, 2022 Recently, I received a note asking Intrepid to write about a specific free speech/academic freedom issue that occurred at Milton Academy (MA) in April 2022. Events at
July 19, 2022 The U.S. sees firsthand the trade-offs inherent in the experiment known as democracy. Bakers, event planners, cakemakers, theme park operators, and even software providers are in the
February 23, 2022 This story is not just about last Friday’s walkout at Choate Rosemary Hall, although it would have been Exhibit A in many of the articles we have
January 27, 2022 Online learning reemerged from its niche roles during COVID by necessity. John Watson, principal of Evergreen Research and the Digital Learning Collaborative, shares his deep wisdom regarding