Having just moved Scout into her Bowdoin dorm, I was sitting in a beautiful music […]
Category: Parenting
Malcolm GauldCollege – Go Random (Pt. 2)
In her excellent book A Nation of Wimps, Hara Marano tackles many contemporary issues relative […]
College – Go Random (Pt. 1)
On a sunny September day in 1972 I first laid eyes on my college roommates. […]
Options-Limiting Behavior
I recently conducted some admissions interviews in Washington DC. In one session, when I asked […]
Is this my issue?
Maine radio stations and newspapers have been buzzing this week with discussion about an incident […]
Honoring Phoebe Prince
This week I found myself on a list-serv consisting of educators and concerned citizens who […]
Recycle #3: Travel Teams
Here’s an excerpt from an e-mail I once wrote to a public school educator who […]
Time Cover Story – 11/30/09
Be sure to check out the 11/30 edition of Time (cover photo to the right). […]
Founder’s Findings #61 – Parenting: The Unrealized Profession (9)
The Marshmallow Test The crucial importance of teaching children delayed gratification was resoundingly confirmed by […]
Doorknob #3
To be fair, the criticisms I’ve been spraying all over Tufts and other esteemed institutions […]