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The Fellowship is the Thing
By KENNY SHOLL — For the last 15 years on the Friday afternoon after Thanksgiving, my son and I have put up a star on the side of the hill right below our home on campus. I am sure most of you have seen it. It is quite a tedious task as we build it from scratch…
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Many people love catching up on their education-related reading during the Advent season and over Christmas Break, so we’ve compiled a nice list of links to articles which might interest you. Enjoy, and have a wonderful holiday season! Subjects in this group include college admissions, boys and reading, the value of handwriting, introverts, moral decision-making, and more!)
A Thanksgiving week collection of recent interesting articles about education, parenting and schools. How About Better Parents? (Thomas Friedman, New York Times, November 19) There’s no question that a great teacher can make a huge difference in a student’s achievement, and we need to recruit, train and reward more such teachers. But here’s what some [...]
This week’s News Beyond the Ridge looks at articles surrounding the high school experience and issues of single-sex education. McCallie Headmaster Kirk Walker is fond of stressing that McCallie is not a “single-sex” school, but rather a school that is and has been since its first day about educating boys.
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Inspired by life at McCallie School, "Views from the Ridge" looks to examine issues of boys and education from a variety of perspectives, from reflecting on national articles to offering a runway view of life at a boys school. "Views" welcomes guest contributors. If interested, please contact us.
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