June 10, 2024 Through those years of growing and defining The Grauer School, wherever I traveled, I looked for small schools, and I found many when I wasn’t looking, too.
Observations from the Classroom and the Teacher’s Lounge Background: Students have been consistently trained to listen to teachers, both because the teacher knows important things like key content and because
May 29, 2024 The mix of skills and experience required to succeed as an independent school administrator are wide and varied: technical skill, people skills, organizational skills, and strategic thinking.
May 28, 2024 In Jonathan Haidt’s justly acclaimed new book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, he repeats a Polynesian
May 27, 2024 Emma is now twenty-eight years—a thriving adult navigating all the major decisions that the late 20’s bring: fostering a meaningful relationship, purchasing a home, starting to save
May 22, 2024 Applying the Jobs To Be Done Framework to Your School’s Business Model Background This article builds on the earlier article about the business model canvas and assumes
May 20, 2024 Recently, I have heard a few interviews focusing on the misunderstandings, lies, and distortions spread by the social media filters through which passed the evolving scientific insights
May 17, 2024 The future is already here — it’s just not evenly distributed. William Gibson We might find comfort—even some excitement—when we witness schools unveil and roll out their
May 15, 2024 Why Schools Are In The ‘Knowledge Work’ Business and Why It Matters for Their Survival Background: Parents send their children to independent schools looking for specific outcomes,
May 13, 2024 1. The Summit of Mont Blanc In 1974, my first year as a full-time teacher, I won a football pool and, with the winnings, bought plane and