By KEN HENRY – Thursday morning was cold in the hall outside my office at 9:30. Too many students were walking in and out, each open door inviting in a new gust of cold, wet wind. The gaggle of boys sitting there were among the misinformed…
By BOB BIRES — Only a fool would conceive the idea of selling 1,000 vuvuzelas to students for a football game in which he would have to stand in front of those students. As the advisor to McCallie’s Student Council, I am that fool…
By STUART CHAPIN — On the first weekend of the school year, Michael Lowry and I went with the new Outdoor Program Student Instructors for a leadership training trip. Our goal was to build a cohesive group of leaders through a challenging experience and a curriculum of decision making and experiencing consequence. Our aim was to let the boys make critical decisions…
By BOB BIRES – I didn’t do a thing for my summer reading group this year. Sure, I read the book, but I didn’t make up a quiz, I didn’t plan out a discussion, I didn’t grade the quizzes, I didn’t ask questions or try to fill lulls in the classroom conversation…
By EDWARD SNODGRASS III – Joe plopped down in his regular seat near the front. All eyes were on the large brown box that Joe had just retrieved from the mail room. One student asked, “What is in the box?” They all guessed it was a care package from home…
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