Growing up in Mexico, I thought I would be too homesick to attend school abroad. Luckily for me, my cousin – who admittedly had more foresight than I at the time – attended a Culver Academies summer camp, nestled alongside …
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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Winter is over, and in the Northeast it is well and truly coming on to Mud Time. Gray is the color of the day and will remain so until there are once again flowers. There will be flowers, hard as …
I could write pages on the issues facing girls today that challenge their self-esteem and make them question their self-worth. These pages would be filled with horrifying, unbelievable situations that high school girls have found themselves in, and have shifted …
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I remember clearly how angry I was as I started reading Beverly Daniel Tatum’s brilliant book, Why are all the Black Children Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Her “open-and-shut case” attitude regarding the question of white men suffering “reverse discrimination” …
Why Are All The Chinese Children Sitting Together In The Cafeteria? Read more »
Security – Heads or Tails? Security is like a coin with two distinctly different sides – heads and tails. I refer to the heads side of the coin as “prevention”. I call the tail side of the coin “investigation”. Naturally, …
This iteration of “Wondering” begins with a simple statement of gratitude which many of us share for the rare privilege of leading a boarding school. We are blessed with the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of young …
Randal S. Doaty is the Director of Security at The Hill School in Pottstown, PA. He served as a municipal police officer for 13 years attaining the rank of Chief of Police. Randy currently maintains a private investigation license and …
One of the great truths about boarding school is, our students learn a lot of things that their parents would never have taught them. I mean that in the best way possible. I learned to love most of my favorite …