Robert's Private Schools Blog

Can you imagine writing a book 140 characters at a time? It's been a craze in Japan for over a year. Now it's catching on here in the U.S. Check ... Read More

The most famous movies about private schools are the Harry Potter series. Dining in the great hall, masters wearing academic robes, old-fashioned classrooms - it's the stuff of great romance. ... Read More

The school has done a good job. Your son will graduate in a few weeks with excellent grades. He also got into a fine college where, in fact, your cousin ... Read More

Running a school is a tough assignment these days. Save yourself much angst and keep current with the resources in my Administration Center. Think of it as a command post ... Read More

Brearley is one of those self-effacing Manhattan private schools which eschews publicity. The school would far rather just do a fine job of educating its students. And it has always ... Read More

The whole point of going to a religious school is to make your religion the focal point of your education as opposed to it just being an adjunct component. Classical ... Read More

You get into a private school by making sure that you offer the things the school is looking for. How do you figure that out? The easiest way is to ... Read More

Maybe you are thinking about making a career change. Perhaps you are contemplating teaching in a private school. Read Brian Horgan's essay on the subject. If he doesn't convince you, ... Read More

Summer is a good time to gather all the information you need and sit down with an educational consultant to sort through all your options. But don't put it off. ... Read More

This paragraph in CAPE's wonderfully detailed apologia entitled Why Teach In a Private School? caught my eye. I quote it in toto as I consider it so very important. "A century ... Read More

Dr. Henry Moses, Headmaster of Trinity School, New York, died last Wednesday. Our condolences to his widow and family. Dr. Moses had planned to retire in 2009 which marks the ... Read More

Private schools say they want to attract teachers of color in order to achieve "diversity," the watchword in politically correct circles these days. There is quite a difference between attracting ... Read More

Graduation from high school is a happy occasion for parents and children. It's a right of passage which deserves to be marked with gifts of dignity and lasting sentiment as ... Read More

Some schools are way ahead of the pack when it comes to implementing technology in the classroom. Their campuses are wireless. Tablet PC's can be found everywhere including the faculty ... Read More

Like most of us I find myself swamped with news and information. I organized my intake process a couple of years ago by monitoring news and blogs using RSS feeds ... Read More

Writing using texting on your cellphone has been a huge craze in Japan. Now I read reports of it catching on over here in the U.S. Imagine! An essay with ... Read More

This is the question posed by a parent in the Private Schools Forum. Grade scales vary from school to school. The most commonly used grade scale can be found here.

We live in a world much different from the world in which I grew up. I remember wandering about Montreal on streetcars and buses on a Saturday with nary a ... Read More

Interesting conversation with a parent the other day. She and I had been discussing the 'right' boarding schools for her teenage son who is an avid hockey player. They live ... Read More

I remember only too well how terrified my oldest son was of a bully at his school. It was one reason we pulled him from public school and put him ... Read More

Increasingly the term 'sustainable schools' is cropping up. What does that mean? It means that schools are finally realizing that they have to do their bit to conserve the earth's ... Read More

She didn't make the first cut. The school put her on a wait list. Not to worry. Soon the long wait will be over or will it be? Acceptances are ... Read More

Diversity is the watchword these days in private schools. Top schools such as Exeter have made it a point to make their educations available to anybody, regardless of financial need. ... Read More

Poor old Horace Mann! A Facebook scandal plastered all over New York Magazine is not the kind of publicity any board of trustees welcomes. Revolt At Horace Mann proclaims the ... Read More

This post in the Private Schools' Forum caught my eye: "I'm interested in starting a private 6-12 private school in Portland. Does anyone know if the state dept. of education requires ... Read More

ISEN is a wonderful community of private school educators to which you should belong if you are a teacher, IT person or administrator. It is one of those places where ... Read More

Don't miss Teaching With New & Emerging Technologies, a free all day workshop taking place on Wednesday, April 9 at Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts. If ever you ... Read More