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More Time to Research and Write While Teaching in a Boarding School- Really?

I just read Kevin Brown’s piece An Alternative Path to Teaching at Inside Higher Ed. Brown makes a short argument that recent Ph.D.’s might consider boarding school as teaching option given the dismal state of the college/university job market. While he’s right on some topics, he misses the mark on some.
He’s correct that boarding school [...]

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Shared Sacrifice: Jim Wickenden Echos the Call

Jim Wickenden, principal of his eponymous firm, Wickenden Associates called out school heads in the name of shared sacrifice in his blog post titled “Setting an Example.” Citing school cost cutting efforts, Jim notes the symbolic importance of school heads sharing in communal sacrifice and the message that a school heads public sacrifice would send.
“…And [...]

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A Head Talks About The Importance of Private School Faculty Recruitment

First off, my apologies for the week between posts. Last week I took a bit of R&R and Brian is off right now. I’ll see about lining up some guest bloggers to keep onBoarding Schools churning at its normal pace the next time we pause to catch our breath.
While I was away we did finish [...]

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