November 28, 2022 In November 2022, I was given the opportunity to write about my thoughts regarding affirmative action for colleges and independent schools. While I eagerly accepted that challenge,
November 17, 2022 If you have been asked ‘No where are you really from?’ recently, it is probably still rankling. At times, your struggle to belong is raised by someone
Editor’s Note: We occasionally receive notes from our readers in response to an Intrepid Ed News article or Weekly Digest message. They are appreciated. Most are quite brief, expressing either
November 10, 2022 Although I have worked in three different institutions of higher education, been on the Board of Trustees of nine different independent schools, and provided consulting services to
November 9, 2022 Dear Reader, I hope that this message finds you well. Have you ever stopped to consider what your life might be like in 2050? Today, I would
October 31, 2022 The expectations gap is something that we all know exists within the realm of special education, yet very few call it out. Parents are weary from years
October 26, 2022 My years of facilitating discussion in middle and high school Humanities classrooms taught me to wince at the phrase: “I have a quote.” Just as bad? “My
October 24, 2022 The people, the food, the views, the things that I have learned… This is how Lyndsi, a student from Ashland University in Amish country Ohio, leaves her
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
October 6, 2022 It was on a cold April morning, I received an email from my niece’s school informing me that she was on the verge of failing her English