Archive for June 2019
Maintaining Dignity, Integrity, and Community in the Discipline Process
The word discipline originates from the Latin root discere which means “to learn” and forms other derivatives like disciplina which means “instruction” and discipulus which means “disciple or pupil.” At Turning Point School, the disciplinary process in middle school is rooted in the intention of “learning” rather than “punishment” and lends itself best to personal…
Read MoreWhen It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Your School: Reflecting on and Weathering the Storms of Change
And in the endThe love you takeIs equal to the love you make The Beatles In July of 2019, I will be experiencing a lot of change in my career and personal life. I will have just ended my 14-year tenure at The Bay School of San Francisco. I will have just begun my new…
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