On the first day of school, when I led our first middle school assembly, I made the pronouncement that, even though we would give each student a schedule on the first day of school, there would be few days that…
Opening Day!
I wish the construct of “school” could hire a really good public relations manager. Too many times the stock joke, movie, or conversation sticks with the cliche that kids are sorry to see summer end, and would like…
As the new school year is about to begin, we would like to provide you with an update on the Head of School Search process that was launched last spring. Josie Holford informed the community last winter that the 2015–2016…
Lower-school teachers were busy this summer. In addition to resting a bit they ran summer camps, studied, taught and travelled near and far. Their adventures also included professional development sponsored by PDS. They attended STEM to STEAM offered by NYSAIS…
Here it is, this year’s Beloit College “mindset list.” Fellow parents, I share your pain (yes, you needed to have been around for the presidential election of 1996 to get this reference) in reading through these, including …
They have…
Hello PDS Parents,
On behalf of the PDS Parents Association, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all our students and their families. I hope that you had a wonderful summer and you are as excited as I…
The Common App went live on August 1 allowing students to start filling out applications, develop their personal essay, and learn what, if any, supplementary essays are required. There are some changes for 2015-2016, including new essay prompts, an increase…
Here’s a interestingly provocative article for all of us in education. How Much Do we Need to Know? by Peter Evans-Greenwood.
It opens with:
We used to be defined by what we knew. But today, knowing too much can be…
I’m tired of the weasel-worded politicians who trot out “I am not a scientist” when asked a rational question that has the potential to challenge a deeply held, irrational, ignorant ideology.
When the threat of a shred of reality, logic,…
It’s the 30th anniversary of the Commodore Amiga computer. This is apparently the machine that introduced a whole new world of computer gaming for a generation of users.
This is a cause of great celebration in the retro computing crowd.…
