The well intentioned gift of electronics carries with it unconsidered risks. Headmaster Alvaro de Vicente brings these out into the open, highlighting the ways that smart phones, tablets, and other devices can counteract our mission of forming strong-willed men. Links and Credits: Headmaster’s Letter on Smart Phones Joan of Arc, Mark Twain The Gift of the Magi, O’Henry, illustrated by P.J. Lynch
Though we hear Christmas music the day after Thanksgiving, we miss an opportunity to grow with our children when we bypass Advent. Hear Mr. Tom Steenson discuss how we, as parents and teachers, can live the liturgical season of Advent in a way that truly prepares us for December 25th.
Join two Freshman Core teachers, Gerard Babendreier and Joe Cardenas, for a discussion about how high schoolers should approach their study. To simply call this homework is an unfortunate oversimplification.
We are a Liberal Arts School. What does that mean for our students, and what does that mean for our teachers? Hear Mr. de Vicente at the Open House, and Mr. Tom Longano at the recent Heights Lecture address these important questions.
Andy Reed (Middle School Head) and Colin Gleason (Lower School Head) talk about the purpose of homework, and then delve into the issue of online assignments. The Heights provides planners to students, but asks them to be the owners of their homework. Listen in to hear why.
Dr. Yaceczko and Mr. Breslin discuss how we, as parents and teachers, can guide our boys through the ever expanding realm of modern children’s literature– some of it great, some of it fine, some of it pernicious.
Mr. Jeff Thompson speaks about his experience as a religion teacher preparing boys for Confirmation. åÊAlso in this episode, an excerpt from Mr. de Vicente’s talk on the Moral Imagination–how to shape it, protect it, and nurture it.
In this episode, Mr. de Vicente: Introduces two new resources to be launched on September 7, our first day of School: åÊHeights Book Review and The Forum.åÊ Stay tuned for details. Introduces the topic of his 2016 Heights Lecture Series presentation: åÊThe Moral Imagination.åÊ For more information, click here. Discusses the three prerequisites for a healthy young-adult relationship: åÊGood Intentions, Other-Centric Worldview, Self-Mastery. Discuses the three requisites for a healthy relationship: åÊRules, Communication, Accountability. To learn more, or to hear Mr. de Vicente’s talk on Transmitting Principles of Morality, clickåÊhere….
Longtime Heights teacher, Mr. Gerard Babendreier, joins us in the studio to discuss the benefits to students of studying History and Literature together, specifically within the context of the Freshman Core Class. Hear how this segment of the Heights Core Humanities Sequence helps students learn how to learn, by taking them on a journey from Ancient Rome through Napoleon, using both literature and history as their vehicle. To know where you are going, you have to know where you began; see how the Freshman Core continues this exploration for our…
As fathers, we play a central and critical role in the lives of our families. Despite that, however, we have lost many of the communities that in ages past offered us practical advice and wisdom. Michael Moynihan steps into this void offering the contemporary father concise and thoughtful timeless advice about how to fulfill your role as a father. In this podcast, Michael talks about his new book, and some of the central components of being the pater familias.