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Hi Peter,
good to meet you at the ICG meeting at Calhoun in June. I look forward to staying in touch.
Best,
Suzanne

Generally in agreement, there's a sign in our football lockeroom that says, "Be about it. Don't talk about it." In terms of jargon, we're using "Disrupting Class" as a key part of our school plan so there is a good amount of disruptive innovation chatter in the air.

Hey Peter, My academic dean just sent your Change blog from 11/4 around to our admin team, nice!

Cheers,

Jamie

Hi! It’s my 3rd year at the school. Not exactly sure how I got to this point, although having a positive private school experience I KNOW played a part in my decision. My first year I remember being surprised by everything that teachers were saying. All the outside conversations where about the kids. Being in development, I felt excluded. Finally this year I am starting to feel like a part of the community and I am slowly falling in love with the private school bubble in San Francisco. I have been watching BCDS in terms of your website, as we are gearing up to start our redesign process. With the current situation, that process of course is getting a bit (I hope) delayed. You guys are really doing a great job with communications. Let me know when you are in San Francisco. It’s really a magical place. After 8 years here, the city still surprises me. Please say hello to Sam.

Was just reading your Admirable Faculties blog. Really enjoying it. Keep up the great stuff!

Hi Peter,
I'm enjoying your blog and "tweets"...yours is a strong voice, which I have shared with my faculty.

Peter,

Thanks for the comment regarding "Path to Purpose." I too have not had the time to finish it...however, I have enjoyed the parts I have read. I have another book for you that might inform our conversation in Chicago... Mindsets by Carol Dweck. It was recommended by Geoff Wagg, the Head of the Upper School at Episcopal Academy in Philly. Geoff is a good friend and a great thinker.

Also, I just finished Outliers. I thought it was great.

I hope that you have a wonderful break. All the best,

Tim

Peter,

Thanks for the note. I gave Berger's book to about 20 teachers to read over the summer. We have been having some small book club meetings to discuss it. We had one last night that went on for almost three hours. Teacher love the concepts that he presents but they struggle with ways to reconcile content and grading... If everyone does excellent work... shouldn't everyone get an A... can we really give everyone an A... what will that say...?

Overall it is a wonderful conversation. I am truly looking forward to our conversation tomorrow at 2:00.

All the best,

Tim

-- BTW - are you going to NAIS this year? I would love to buy you a cup of coffee or a beer to talk about your book. I love it!

Hi Peter,
I went by your blog, can't wait to see what you post next. I downloaded your Unit Design, Backwards template. It's brilliant! Would have commented there, but had to join the group first and felt lazy. I'm putting your name on my copy, but have you considered putting a CCL notification on the bottom of it?