Our Mission
The Heights Forum is a department of The Heights School. We assist parents, school leaders, and teachers in their own efforts to educate boys into men fully alive. Through in-person and digital resources we share our experience in forming the hearts and minds of boys, and invite you to join the conversation.
A Humane Way of Life: The Research Behind Home Tech Decisions
Featuring Clare Morell
A rapid rollout of integrated AI into technology we use everyday brings with it new considerations for our tech policies at home. At this year’s Heights Parents Conference on “AI and Our Sons: Optimism in Uncharted Waters,” author and public policy researcher Clare Morell shared the latest news and research to inform our digital decisions at home. She points out that, increasingly, the vision we as parents have for our children is in direct competition with the vision big tech has for them. But an active and optimistic posture can...
Parental Presence, Part I
By Alvaro de Vicente
While “quality time” has long been the measure of parental presence, prioritizing and even sacrificing for “quantity time” with one’s children has a deep impact.
Parental Presence, Part II
By Alvaro de Vicente
Parental presence is not achieved by physical presence alone. Ask: what one thing can I do to become a more truly present parent in my children’s lives?
A Simple Tool for Doing Better
By Robert Greving
A postgame review of every test that's handed back is perhaps the easiest—and most neglected—step towards improvement.