Category: Events & Issues

Of course, I had to inject some music into the mix. Sensing that my students might not be grasping the whole derivative concept, I casually mentioned the Grammy Awards the other night on TV and how Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” had walked off with a boatload of trophies.

From grade school on through high school, history was always my favorite subject. I carried […]

While following our nation’s 50-year anniversary celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a […]

A Dozen (+ Bonus) Odd & Ends: The Case for Sports: In recent weeks, a […]

Just before I left for Spain, a friend gave me a copy of Michael Pollan’s […]

Regarding my recent posting of an op-ed piece I wrote for the Portland Press Herald […]

I had tears in my eyes as I ducked under Boston’s “Big Dig,” having just […]

On the plane out to California I read Paul Tough’s latest book: How Children Succeed […]

If, like me, you’re a history buff, you’ve probably seen or heard the old analysis that […]

There’s a thing I call the Headmaster’s Trilogy which I give to new heads at […]