Primary Thoughts
Head of School Blog
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A.I. & Parenting
At Back to School Night I made the case that, as parents and educators of Primary Day-aged children, we have the opportunity to avert our children’s paths from the deleterious […]
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Honesty as a Cornerstone
Honesty as a Cornerstone Neil Mufson Why is honesty, the PDS value for October, one of the initial concepts we focus on during our year-long focus on character? Because, along […]
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Partnering with RR & A for Psychological Services
Primary Thoughts Neil Mufson, Head of School This school year we are engaging in a pilot initiative to bring the services of consulting psychologists to Primary Day. In the past […]
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Small Acts = Big Impact
Primary Thoughts Neil Mufson, Head of School It was a crisp New England fall morning. As I was walking down to my classroom in the Henry C. Sanborn School as a […]
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An “Ice Age of the Heart”?
Primary Thoughts Neil Mufson, Head of School An “Ice Age of the Heart”? Last week I mentioned that this summer the faculty read the book The Power of Kindness by […]
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In My Beginning is Not Necessarily My End
In My Beginning is Not Necessarily My End Neil Mufson, Head of School Ever since discovering T.S. Eliot’s The Four Quartets while a comparative literature major in college, I have […]
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Raising Readers
Raising Readers Neil Mufson, Head of School In recently going through an old box of school materials, I came across a tongue-in-cheek “field note” in an old copy of The […]
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Enhancing Two of the Central Pillars of Primary Day: Teaching & Learning
Enhancing Two of the Central Pillars of Primary Day: Teaching & Learning Neil Mufson, Head of School As I have become familiar with Primary Day this year, gotten to […]
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Policy on Teacher Requests
Policy on Teacher Requests Neil Mufson, Head of School You will find that each year at this time, as we plan the next academic year and head into our spring […]
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In Praise of Boredom
In Praise of Boredom Neil Mufson, Head of School I can’t remember the last time I was bored. It is one of the things I love about being a Head […]