Strategic change doesn’t happen in broad strokes. It happens in the patterns inside the patterns. I often ask leaders, “What…
2025
Headship grows harder every decade, every year. And this field needs talented leaders. It may be impossible to avoid the…
Leadership, I learned, was simply another form of parenting. I mentored teachers and junior administrators the way I once guided…
Editor’s note: This piece originally appeared in the AISGW Fall 2025 newsletter. It is November! Too late to deny that…
There’s a kind of peace that settles when you step into a museum — a quiet hush that demands a…
We have navigated some rapids in recent years and the water ahead does not look much calmer. Perhaps now is…
The idea was simple, but somewhat unorthodox. We would bring a small group of students north for two days. They…
To lead well, we must be willing to learn humbly. It’s easy to forget how effervescent, energizing, and vulnerable learning…
In this limbo moment, across the country, schools, poised for new leadership, are full of wonderings. The new leaders, I…
We need The Story She Left Behind and we need Cinderella. We need the whispered confession in a family letter and the…
I didn’t frame it as “unemployment” or “in transition.” I called it what it was — a career sabbatical. Not…
So here we are, at the crossroads of convenience and capability. Our children will inherit a world where machines handle…
If we are to help students understand that mistakes are stepping stones to learning, we must be willing to walk…
