Lead Search Consultant for CS&A’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practice Tell us about your new role at Carney, Sandoe & Associates. I am the full time and Founding Director of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practice. The firm was committed …

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Five Elements of a Success Mindset As psychologists who provide therapy at boarding school, we have learned a lot from our students, especially about the ingredients of a successful mindset. As two people who have spent lots of time away …

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Why Mindset Matters From the moment we are born, life is a series of adjustments. Infants first adjust to light, louder sounds, and direct touch. Toddlers and preschoolers adjust to spoken language and changing social contexts. School-age children adjust to …

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“I’m so glad to be home in Sausalito. Did you talk with the woman who lives in Brooklyn and teaches in Paris and Morocco, when we were in SoHo last night?” “I don’t know who you’re talking about. How are …

You Say Place. I Say Person. Sorting information in the classroom and guidance office. Read more »

By Brad Bates, Head of School, Dublin School. Originally posted on 2 Brads Blog. The recent presidential election brought about an unprecedented level of vitriol, hate and anger in our country. As a history teacher I had to go back …

Kindness is Difficult. Read more »

Remember SchoolHouse Rock? “Conjunction – Junction, what’s your function?” If you are too young, it’s worth a Google. I loved it and learned plenty about “Hooking up words, and phrases and clauses…” But another thing that always stuck in my …

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In our wired world it’s easy to extol the virtues of the web, mobile devices and social media. These time-bending technologies have generated previously unimaginable ways of searching, creating and sharing information instantaneously. Yet as our hours and days are …

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