
Teaching – The Role has Changed
by Chris White | May 8, 2019 | Head of School | 0 Comments
Earlier, I wrote an article entitled, Everyone can succeed – it’s all in how we measure. I consider this a companion piece and follow up to that article. If you accept, as I do, that everyone can learn then students need teachers who understand the changing role...
Educational Directions
by Chris White | March 27, 2019 | Head of School | 0 Comments
It has been said, “everything that is sudden, was gradual”. I have always reflected on this during times of change. Often, if we had looked hard enough or had been better equipped the change would not have been as difficult. Times of change can be stressful and...
Relational Learning and Great Schools
by Chris White | January 29, 2019 | Head of School | 0 Comments
As has been written and researched by many, learning is critical to both prospering and sustaining. By extension then, the purpose of a school is to ensure the prosperity of the individual, and society’s economic survival. Arguably, this will fail to happen if...
Everyone Can Succeed
by Chris White | January 7, 2019 | Head of School | 0 Comments
Everyone can succeed – it’s all in how we measure. I recently read an article wherein we are told to accept that not everyone can succeed. While this article focussed on adult success, and I take issue with a number of points made, schools need to view this...
The Purpose of Education
by Chris White | January 7, 2019 | Head of School | 0 Comments
Thoughtful schools recognize their role in preparing the whole student for a changing world; a world we can only imagine. In order to do so, schools need to provide a journey that serves the greater purpose of education. While we may not currently know all that a...