From the November 2024 Community and Belonging Survey If curiosity kills, I’m on my deathbed as I review the results of our Community and...

Today’s short walk around the barn is prompted by David Brooks’ latest lengthy article in The Atlantic, “How the Ivy League Broke...

Humans, like the Earth, are the centre of the universe, until they’re not. We rule… until we don’t. Capitalism, socialism, democracy,...

Does the disproportion of LGBTQ2S+ community members among the female sample (3:1 over males) help to explain disparity in...

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 4th Click here to register your school Dear Friends, In November 2022, we administered a Community and...

As I write this, I'm supposed to be playing pickleball, but I skipped out today, uncertain of my rightful place. Last time out, I was...

I hope you’re having a great Summer. This is how I’ve spent much of the past month. To date, this is the longest piece I’ve ever written....

With authentic Canadian humility (for which, I should add, we are excessively proud), I offer this sincere apology to my many friends...

Is it a duty to scratch our way through seemingly impenetrable walls in search of true understanding? Today’s entry is about our system...

This is the fourth in a series of short pieces stemming from our November 2022 Community and Belonging Survey of Students, involving 96...

It’s fair to say that we’re all well aware of the negative associations with too much time spent on social media. We can talk to...

So much to say… so little time. There’s a dissertation’s worth of data on this topic coming out of our Community and Belonging Survey…...

A hammer is good for hammering nails. It doesn’t contribute much to changing a bicycle tire. I’ve just re-read ‘The Conversation’ between...

Like any good self-righteous Canadian, I’ve been consuming too much popcorn while watching our southern neighbours in live-action...

Several years ago, the former governor of Wisconsin attempted to re-write the mission statement of the University of Wisconsin. His...

Every time we do anything, we’re making a prediction on success. Be it investing, watching a hockey game, casting a vote, trying a new...

I’m no physicist, and my eyes glaze over at the very mention of general relativity and quantum mechanics. This said, I do have my own...

“Well, punk…” “the best of times…” “… on the beaches…” “Toto, I’ve got a feeling…” “Ask not…” “Parting is…” “I’ll be right here” “Just...

This past weekend was spent with friends from high school (Class of 1976) on a friend’s hobby farm in Southampton. We busied ourselves...

Over the past 25 years, I’ve conducted 103 surveys of students at independent schools across North America and beyond. These surveys...

Declaring rights that clearly don’t exist reflects either the manipulator or the manipulated. …………………… Q: At any cost? How far would you...

Perhaps at the age of eight, our youngest called up a friend from her Montessori program, introduced herself, and asked, “How are you?”...

Trust me. You don’t need to wear a mask. (We don’t have any masks.) Trust me. You need to wear a mask. (Now we have masks.) Covid is not...

Keywords: education top-down; obesity and Covid; government intervention; personal freedom and responsibility; health care management;...