Tag Archives: educational leadership

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

Children want to be seen as the most special by their parents, so they’re “always going to push for preferential treatment,” over their siblings, Vivona said.  Having grown up with four younger brothers, I see this as underlining some universal … Continue reading →

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Reading with a child can lead to new understanding… for both of you.

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

This is a great reminder of how parents can change the conversation and endorse reading… Reading it aloud has done something to us. Teddy and I take turns, alternating pages. I listen to his voice and he listens to mine. … Continue reading →

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The Secret to a Meaningful Life…Study of Introverts vs. Extraverts

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

I am intrigued by Little’s notion that a personality trait does not have to dictate what personal projects one takes on. I even think the notion of a personal project is foreign to many of us. This concept of what … Continue reading →

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Raising Caring Kids… Harvard’s “Making Caring Common Initiative

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

As we try and model empathy and compassion for our students and children, we are faced with the task of working against a lot of what they are seeing and hearing in the popular culture, and even in the news … Continue reading →

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Harvard Business Review: Why Diverse Groups Feel uncomfortable and perform better…

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

Why Diverse Teams Perform Better… This is a food for thought as we navigate our ever increasingly diverse world and create leadership for the 21st Century.        

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Seven Hills Students and the Robot Wars!

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

What happens when 5th graders present their robot designs to their first grade buddies? Watch and read and enjoy! Seven Hills School on Inspiration Lab: The Robot Wars!    

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Helping your teen help a friend…

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

Yes, this rings true, both from my own parenting and from listening to students grapple with how to help a friend over my 27 years in education . Some great advice here! Helping your teen help a friend… NY Times … Continue reading →

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Parent Guide: Common Sense Media

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

When there is too much information out there, parents can rely on Common Sense Media to help sort out how to look at everything from media consumption to  screen time to important issues in brain development. I have found this … Continue reading →

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Gratitude:the right recipe? Is there such a thing as too much gratitude?

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

I think there is no down side in cultivating gratitude in ourselves and in our students. Making them aware of the fact that their families all sacrifice in some way to send them to our school; looking at models of … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow marks the release of a new report…

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

New Report on College Admissions about to be released by Harvard’s GSE and Rick Weissbourd! Because the Bay Area Heads had the chance to meet with Denise Pope last week, and she will be speaking at Seven Hills in April, … Continue reading →

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