Tag Archives: diversity
Hungering for a Better World
For those unfamiliar with it, The Hunger Games is a book by Suzanne Collins that describes a dystopian future wherein children representing their geographical district, known as Tributes, fight to the death for the (sarcasm on) entertainment (sarcasm off) value. … Continue reading
Talib Kweli and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
“Teach them the game, so they know they position, so they can grow and make decisions that change the world, and break old tradition.” – Talib Kweli Talib Kweli had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day (as in … Continue reading
Filed under Stoneleigh-Burnham Middle School, Uncategorized
Different Voices
I remember when our Admissions Director Mr. S. first started at our school, he sent the faculty an email asking how working in an all-girls school had shaped and was reflected in our teaching. At first, I was not sure … Continue reading
Filed under In the Classroom, On Education
Nail Polish, Barbies, and the Circle of Life
So I finally taught somebody something, namely, how to change her mind. And learned in the process that if I ever change the world it’s going to be one eighth grader at a time. – Taylor Mali, from “Like Lilly … Continue reading
Things that Matter
(a speech delivered in housemeeting on Martin Luther King day) In “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King wrote: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Think quietly about that a moment. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to … Continue reading
Facing the Truth
“When was this book written?” I looked up from my well-worn copy of Jacqueline Woodson’s If You Come Softly, and answered, “1998.” It was a question I had been predicting, as it gets asked nearly every time I share the … Continue reading
Filed under In the Classroom, On Education
Stoneleigh-Burnham School
Bill Ivey, Stoneleigh-Burnham Middle School Dean
Laura Lavallee, Assoc. Dir. of Admissions
Liz Feeley, Associate Director of Development and Alumnae Relations
Sally Mixsell, Head of School
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