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Kevin Graham
Dec 117 min read
The Magic Third: A Tutoring Culture
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...
Kevin Graham
Nov 225 min read
The problem with (us) progressives…
Today’s short walk around the barn is prompted by David Brooks’ latest lengthy article in The Atlantic, “How the Ivy League Broke...
Kevin Graham
Oct 83 min read
Invested thinking
Humans, like the Earth, are the centre of the universe, until they’re not. We rule… until we don’t. Capitalism, socialism, democracy,...
Alana Graham
Sep 27 min read
Male/female social-emotional ratings crossed by LGBTQ2S+ status
Does the disproportion of LGBTQ2S+ community members among the female sample (3:1 over males) help to explain disparity in...
Kevin Graham
Apr 193 min read
Community and Belonging Survey of Students – November 2024
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 4th Click here to register your school Dear Friends, In November 2022, we administered a Community and...
Kevin Graham
Feb 294 min read
State of the (pickleball) world
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...
Kevin Graham
Jul 30, 202372 min read
A personal exploration, a world view, or a manifesto?
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....
Kevin Graham
Mar 27, 202311 min read
Where hope is lost, so is the claim
With authentic Canadian humility (for which, I should add, we are excessively proud), I offer this sincere apology to my many friends...
Kevin Graham
Mar 2, 20239 min read
Societal collapse and the role of education
Is it a duty to scratch our way through seemingly impenetrable walls in search of true understanding? Today’s entry is about our system...
Kevin Graham
Feb 28, 20236 min read
Racial Diversity in Independent Schools
This is the fourth in a series of short pieces stemming from our November 2022 Community and Belonging Survey of Students, involving 96...
Kevin Graham
Jan 24, 20231 min read
The evils of social media… quantified
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...
Kevin Graham
Jan 19, 20233 min read
If I’m a teenager who identifies with the LGBTQ2S+ community…
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…...
Kevin Graham
Jan 13, 20237 min read
Collateral Damage
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...
Kevin Graham
Aug 24, 20223 min read
Like a family reunion
Like any good self-righteous Canadian, I’ve been consuming too much popcorn while watching our southern neighbours in live-action...
Kevin Graham
Aug 7, 20224 min read
Education viewed through your lens of the world
Several years ago, the former governor of Wisconsin attempted to re-write the mission statement of the University of Wisconsin. His...
Kevin Graham
Jul 24, 20225 min read
Predicting Success in Education – the chicken and the egg
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...
Kevin Graham
Jul 18, 20224 min read
My own working ‘theory of everything’
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...
Kevin Graham
Jul 13, 20223 min read
Words matter...
“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...
Kevin Graham
Mar 9, 202210 min read
Nuance is such a bother sometimes...
This past weekend was spent with friends from high school (Class of 1976) on a friend’s hobby farm in Southampton. We busied ourselves...
Kevin Graham
Feb 26, 20226 min read
Emotional safety is the linchpin
Over the past 25 years, I’ve conducted 103 surveys of students at independent schools across North America and beyond. These surveys...
Kevin Graham
Feb 11, 20227 min read
“Just watch me!”
Declaring rights that clearly don’t exist reflects either the manipulator or the manipulated. …………………… Q: At any cost? How far would you...
Kevin Graham
Jan 11, 20224 min read
Teach your children well…
Perhaps at the age of eight, our youngest called up a friend from her Montessori program, introduced herself, and asked, “How are you?”...
Kevin Graham
Dec 23, 20217 min read
Bring your own wellies (look it up)
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...
Kevin Graham
Sep 26, 20219 min read
Elephant in the Room
Keywords: education top-down; obesity and Covid; government intervention; personal freedom and responsibility; health care management;...
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