People often ask me whether Grace, or any other private Christian school, is worth it. That’s a fair question. After all, and as I’ve said many times before, educating our children is one of the …
Graduate-Level Parenting
As Ashley and I are nearing the end of “in-house” parenting and the “empty nest” phase of life, I’ve been reflecting a lot on our parenting over the years: what we did well and wrong, what were my …
A New Home
In the years I’ve been the head of school at Grace, there’s one phenomenon that strikes me as somewhat shocking at the beginning of every school year: the difference between an incoming sixth grader …
Girl Daddies- Revisited
As everyone knows by now, Kobe Bryant passed away this week. I know he’ll be best remembered for being a five-time NBA champion and 18-time All Star in his 20- year career. But, the thing that has …
The Liberal Arts Difference
There’s a tendency in education today toward specialization, even at the K-12 level. I saw an article the other day referring to a move as early as middle school in pressing children toward focusing …
The Silver Bullet
My youngest daughter is a senior in high school, and entering the second semester of her senior year has me both nostalgic and reflective. Some days I wish I could turn back time– those nights …