When Claudine Gay resigned as President of Harvard this week the gloating by some conservative activists and commentators was unappealing…
The daily stroll last week took us down Claremont Avenue where large picture window affords a passing glimpse into a…
One Plays Chess, the Other Checkers Nancy Pelosi does serious politics and toddler management 101. Trump watches Fox. As everyone…
Imagine being so consumed with racial hatred that you travel all the way from Maryland specifically on a mission to…
The NAIS Annual People Of Color Conference opens this week in Atlanta. It will draw independent educators from across the country. They…
We celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday on Monday and that means a day off. It's a recent habit to use…
Here's some good advice from Superman worth sharing in these political times of divisive politics and inflammatory anti-immigration rhetoric. "...and…
Here for one way to start is Derrick Gay's TEDx talk exploring the challenges of the word "diversity."
This week began with a professional day for faculty and staff. Our theme was Identity, Privilege and Race provoked by…
“Messy, raucous, democratic India is growing fast, and now may partner up with the world's richest democracy—America.” - Fareed Zakaria…
...and we'll make winners out of them" There's a good article in the latest edition of Independent School magazine that…
Rather like how I'm quoted in Saturday's Poughkeepsie Journal "Diversity is a core value embodied in the school's mission," said…
A colleague at a nearby school sent me this link to the NYTimes – just the latest bulletin from a…
The history of Nigeria and African colonialism is not Chinua Achebe and Things Fall Apart; the Holocaust is not Anne…
Good introduction to Carol Tomlinson's work on differentiated teaching - the theory that teachers can work to accommodate, support and…