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.
Forming Generous Men
By Alvaro de Vicente
Age is a question of time; maturity is a question of responsibility. A boy is mature to the extent that he is and feels responsible not merely for himself but for many others.
The Truth Shall Set You Free
By Alvaro de Vicente
Sincerity is crucial for moral growth. Here, Alvaro de Vicente concludes his series on personal challenges to a boy’s true freedom with a look at insincerity: its roots, its results, and how to encourage a boy to the truth.
The Sex Difference in Education: A Review of the Literature
Months ago, Heights teacher Joe Lanzilotti took up a prodigious project: reviewing the body of popular literature on boys’ education. Partway through his journey, Dr. Lanzilotti catches us up on the diversity of scientific, biological, psychological, and moral perspectives—and how they cohere into a bigger picture of boys and where their developmental needs differ from those of girls. Framing the evidence with papal guidance from the last century gives us a solid starting-point to consider the education of boys according to their nature. Chapters: 00:04:09 The timeline of research on...
Assigned Reading: A Gateway to Lifelong Learning or a Killer of Joy?
In this episode of the Forum Faculty Podcast, we’re joined by teachers Finn Mehigan, Joe Bissex, and Shane O’Neill, to discuss how assigned reading can affect a student’s interest in literature. They delve into the reading habits of students across different school levels, the decline in reading for pleasure, methods to encourage reading engagement, and the challenges of assigning and assessing reading material. Finn, Joe, and Shane share their experiences and insights on making literature exciting and meaningful for their students, while also addressing the balance between assigned reading and...