April 5, 2023 Before Seth Godin’s famous marketing book, Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable, hit the market, we were first treated to the concept of the purple
An Asian Woman’s Guide to Advocacy April 4, 2023 My intermediate-level classes are in the last stretch of deep learning about Japanese incarceration during WWII. Over the past six weeks,
March 17, 2023 This article was originally posted on the Miss Porter’s School website. Have you ever read a novel in which the historical context was of no importance? Do
March 14, 2023 There is a lot of talk these days about how to teach basic executive functioning skills in schools as well as SEL, DEI, and stress reduction. With
March 8, 2023 Indy schools provide students with an exceptionally stimulating curriculum created by passionate teachers. Don’t we spend hours thinking about different ways to present content and hope for
February 2, 2023 No one can tell from which infinitesimal traces things unfold, but it is certain it is not from chance — philosopher Jean Baudrillard Ideas are alive, not
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
December 1, 2022 When we were in Math class in the third grade, one of my friends asked the teacher: “Why are we learning Math?” The teacher calmly said: “It
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
May 12, 2022 I ended the previous chapter with a teaser, one that I promised in this installment to explore: Can we really have learner-centered and competency-based education in our