Heights Middle School Head, Mr. Andy Reed, discusses the middle school years.  Drawing on his years of experience working with middle school boys and their families, Mr. Reed offers practical advice on how parents can best help their sons grow during these crucial years of formation.  While we have often heard it said that parents should “cut the cord” and “let him leave the nest,” in this talk Mr. Reed emphasises the importance of parents combining freedom with formation.  He recommends parents keep their sons especially close during these critical years, even...

In this episode, Mr. Kyle Blackmer explores the virtue of order and how we, as parents partnering with teachers, can share it with our middle school boys. It is entirely possible for a young man of 13 to appreciate an ordered life and an ordered mind. It is also possible to teach a young man lacking order to embrace a new virtue. Listen in to learn how.