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Teaching & Learning

October 25, 2021• byChris Kolovos

Homer with a Side of Humor

I visited a ninth-grade English class yesterday. The group was discussing an early passage in Homer’s Odyssey where Telemachus, Odysseus’s son, was...

Admissions • Community

October 18, 2021• byChris Kolovos

Inclusion in Five Languages

Last year, several students teamed up with our admission officers to record video information sessions for prospective...

History • Holidays

October 12, 2021• byChris Kolovos

Columbus Day and American Mythology

I taught American history for many years, and every fall at about this time we would have a debate in class about whether we should continue celebrating...

Research • Teaching & Learning

October 4, 2021• byChris Kolovos

The “I’m Just Not Good at Art” Fallacy

“I’m just not good at art.” How many of us have said, thought, or heard that at some point in our lives? Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of...

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Let’s Focus on Student Engagement, not Participation September 26, 2021
Greeting Students at the Door September 20, 2021
Why I Visit Classes November 15, 2021
Homer with a Side of Humor October 25, 2021
Trying Volleyball April 6, 2022
What Teachers Make June 7, 2021
What Sports Can Do November 8, 2021
On Character and Small Moments September 3, 2021
Putting the Right Teachers in the Classroom February 24, 2022
Inclusion in Five Languages October 18, 2021