The McCallie Culinary Club was the recent focus of Esquire.com’s “Eat Like A Man” blog. In hindsight, the match seems a matter of fate. What place more suited to know what it is to eat like a man than the Land of the Fourth Meal? Harry Phillips, a senior day student and one of the four founding members of the club, wrote a great piece summarizing McCallie’s place in the Esquire landscape
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…
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.
By BILLY FAIRES — Forty-five percent of young adults (ages 16-29) are currently unemployed, the highest percentage since World War II, according to the article. If you are a current college student, consider your roommate. Statistically speaking, one of you won’t have a job — possibly for years — after you graduate, but you’ll likely have plenty of debt.
News Beyond the Ridge will be a hub linking to articles and stories relevant to educating boys in the 21st Century. This collection of links focuses on issues of college and career life.
By MARK WIEDMER ’76 Thank you. Just thought you’d like to know that this is the same McCallie necktie I wore in 1976. Now if I could only say the same about my blue blazer. A few weeks ago I received an email from the Alumni office’s Mitzi Smith, asking me to contact her. Being [...]
By JIM CARLONE — This January marks the 105th anniversary of the Honor Code at McCallie. In January 1906, the two McCallie founders decided that they wanted an Honor Code at their brand new school similar to the one at the University of Virginia…
By R. KIRK WALKER, Headmaster — This past spring, I acquired a “smart phone.” I am amazed at what it can do. I suspect that an overwhelming number of you have one as well and are even better acquainted than I am with its capabilities. I can phone, text, email, manage my appointments, access the internet, read books, get news updates and weather forecasts, get directions, listen to music, and watch videos. As you know, the list of applications is extensive…
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