Tag Archives: educational leadership

Serendipity and its role in Innovation

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

I am in the middle of visiting a few other schools to see what they are doing with innovation and how they are BUILDING IT into their curriculum. Making room for opportunity and then embracing it when it arrives, we … Continue reading →

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NPR and a conversation about Overparenting.

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

There is plenty of room for adjustment on all sides here. Schools and parents DO need to work together. I feel sure that we could definitely improve how we think about autonomy for students from all angles. NPR: Overparenting?

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The power of mindfulness keeps coming back around…

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

This idea that the best education connects to all parts of us is real. The healthy integration of mind, body and spirit are essential to growing good human beings. http://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-rethink-health-class-incorporate-mindfulness-training-1431306596

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Posted on January 12, 2015 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

Last week, I had the opportunity to address a few topics with the Parents’ Association. We were slated to discuss the book Free to Learn by Peter Gray. I shared a few slides with quotes from the book and then … Continue reading →

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A Cure for the Parenting Blues!

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

I love this. Good sense and just the right amount of humor. And some very helpful suggestions. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/13/opinion/a-cure-for-hyper-parenting.html

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What I learned at the Harvard Graduate School of Education: Lesson 1: Innovation and Design: The LEGO Challenge

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

Last week I had the opportunity to represent Tuxedo Park School at the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Certificate Program: The Future of Independent Schools. We were forty school leaders from around the world, from all kinds of schools, working … Continue reading →

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Book: Excellent Sheep by William Deresiewicz

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

The main thesis of his book is about the value of a liberal arts education and whether the students coming our of Ivy League schools are “excellent sheep” or not. The reactions he is receiving around Ivy League campuses are … Continue reading →

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Everything I thought I knew about school was validated at Harvard… and there were a few surprises!

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

Listening to Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot present The Third Chapter and hear how it applies to our work in schools? Priceless. http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/04/i-have-always-been-temperamentally-wired-to-carry-on/

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My three days at Harvard Graduate School of Education… glowing in the aftermath…

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

Professor Rick Weissbourd gave us great pearls of wisdom about empathy and caring and creating learning environments that value these social emotional skills. He also says we need to focus less on happiness. Very inspirational! http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2014/07/18/are-you-raising-nice-kids-a-harvard-psychologist-gives-5-ways-to-raise-them-to-be-kind/

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My three days at Harvard Graduate School of Education… Day 2

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

Listening to Justin Reich, https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/jreich as we discuss the future of technology in Independent Schools. I have been meaning to blog about the recent NY Times article on whether children benefit from interactive books on tablets to the same extent … Continue reading →

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