Today’s journey is different from the others. In a survey sent to students earlier in the week, I asked them to tell me where they felt the happiest and where they felt the safest on campus. 28 students answered while 21 of them allowed me to share their answers.
The Journey: To Be Happy and Safe
Apr 15, 2022 9:01:43 AMThe Journey: Spring Reflections
Apr 8, 2022 8:09:59 AMOn my way to the library in the twilight hour earlier this week, I passed a group of students outside the back of Rulon-Miller Dorm in the dark sitting in Adirondack chairs just chilling and chatting. They were senior boys getting their wings, deciding what evening study hall will now look like for them as they transition to Senior Projects, last rites of the school year, and what post-graduation might hold as they begin to chart their own courses.
The Journey: What History Teaches Us - The Winter Ocean Classroom 2022
Mar 18, 2022 9:41:18 AMThe water churned along the walkway of the GulfQuest/National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico next to the Mobile River in Mobile, Alabama. Pockets along the river were filled with branches, leaves, and brackish detritus that pooled next to sea vessels that had been docked for what looked like more than a year.
The Journey: On The Way To Head's Day
Feb 18, 2022 8:55:31 AMThe Journey: 5 Ways to Maintain Being ‘The Healthiest Community Possible’
Jan 27, 2022 8:00:00 AMIn the last two years, our country and our culture has been put to the test. Pushed to our limits, at least for some of us, it sometimes feels like “the center cannot hold.” Working with and holding hope for adults and teenagers through one of the rockiest periods in recent memory definitely has had its challenges. Even the most stalwart of folks strain to stay healthy while empathy, patience, and the ability to self-regulate too often feel in short supply.
The Journey: Unobserved and Deeply Private
Jan 7, 2022 8:00:00 AMProctor's Top 10: Most Read Posts of 2021
Dec 27, 2021 8:07:09 AMThe past year was about as busy as a year can get for a school: a transition in leadership amidst navigating a global pandemic for a second consecutive year served as a backdrop for many of the normal highlights of the school year. As we look back at the ten most viewed blog posts of 2021, we remember just how dynamic life at Proctor is! Enjoy this window into the top ten posts of 2021!
The Journey: The Unclosing
Oct 15, 2021 8:00:00 AMThis week at Proctor marks the period of settling. Just as the leaves in their autumnal colors change and fall, so, too, does our affective model of education begin to shift, unfold, and deepen as a storyline in a novel does. Every school where I have worked has a rhythm all its own.