Twelve years ago, our family moved from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Ocala for this odd little school. It raised many an eyebrow. We were moving five states for… what, exactly? And they’re paying you how much? But I was a young teacher looking for a better way. I recognized that the educational system was broken, and […]
Limitless Potential
This is the view from my office in The Wolf House, the name of our high school building. The second floor is yet to be inhabited. There are no desks, no whiteboards, and no students. This view, without context, is rather uninspiring, but I cannot help, when I look down this hall, thinking about the […]
Adult Maturity – A Counter-Cultural Objective
Teaching high school students about ancient cultures gives one an interesting perspective on humanity. You start to track similarities and differences. You also see that, rather than all characteristics being universal, those different characteristics that have been seen in people throughout time show up in various individuals: one student may show the ambition of Julius […]
Educating the Whole Person
In 50 years, about a third of the jobs people currently hold in the United States will be automated. One in three people will be replaced at their job by a robot. At the same time, technological advancement will become such that many of the current resources whose scarcity define our existence (food, medical care, […]