Sing!
A comedian once said that we parents don’t really want good children, we just want quiet ones. As with so many quips, there is an element of truth in it. […]
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A Habit of Effective Parenting
Start With a Vision of Your Goal In Stephen Covey’s landmark work, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, he listed the characteristics or behaviors of effective people. In the book, […]
Bradford Lecture: Baccalaureate 2023
The Blessing of a Classical and Christian Education The following is the text from the talk given at Bradford Academy’s 2023 Baccalaureate Service on Thursday, June 1st, 2023. It was […]
The Word of the Year
A recurring theme this year in my talks to the children has been the importance of words. By that I mean to convey to all our students that how we […]
Thanksgiving in Trials and Tribulations
This time of year is one of my favorites. I love the cooler weather and the autumn colors. I especially love the celebration of Thanksgiving, the only truly “Protestant” holiday. […]
A Million Decisions
In my last post I asked the question, “Why do we do the things we do?” I asked the question with the hope that together we would all take time […]
Why Do We Do What We Do?
Why do we do what we do? This is a question that we ought to ask ourselves regularly. We should consider it especially as we invest these two decades of […]
The Obvious Priority of Education
Imagine that you have been selected to participate in a massive sociological research project sponsored by NASA. They have chosen other candidates with similar socio/political views from a variety of […]
Knowing Foundational Principles
Every institution has a set of foundational beliefs. This reality always shapes the actions, the attitudes, and the priorities of the institution. For example, a “for profit” commercial enterprise may […]