The Essential Skill
A senior passes a group of underclassmen in the café. As he moves past, he hears homophobic epithets. Because he is well respected, and his heterosexual identity is clear, he knows the comments are not about him. But they strike … Continue reading
Leadership for ChangeREPORT FROM THE FIELD Fostering Future Leaders A New Emphasis on Teaching Leadership Skills to Students Rich Gamble Spring 2009 “Think of shoveling a path in a snowstorm.” I say to my eighth grade class, attempting to describe how neural … Continue reading
Flaring the FlameTeaching Leadership in Our Schools Ted Fish Winter 2007 I am 20 years old. I am sitting in a grove of trees staring at a clump of trash. It is wet, ugly, covered with a film of mildew and dirt. … Continue reading
