Category: Jacob’s Journal

Molly, Tina and I had an amazing couple of days at Taipei American School this week.  The primary purpose of my visit was to learn about their computer

I have marvelled at the work of the House League group this semester.  This concept was just a small kernel of an idea back in May of last year when

What builds great schools? Well, if you are looking for a single answer to this question you will not find it in this section today.  There are a

Halloween did not mean much to me until the birth of my son Jack 8 years ago.  When Liz and I carted him around in his wagon and costume in

It’s hard for me to believe that a quarter of the year has already passed.  We have already accomplished a lot as a division from WWW to parent-teacher

It was great to see all of you connect with parents during our first day of parent/teacher conferences.  I received extremely positive feedback from our community.  They appreciated

This week I had the opportunity to visit a few TOK presentations during D block.  It was great watching students demonstrate their understanding of the content and apply

I was struck this week on how we all contribute to the collective needs of our students and families.  The creation and implementation of this last week was

I am now knee deep into the formal observation cycle and now adding Learning Walks in the high school.  This is the highlight of my work as principal, as

Fourteen years ago on September 11th, 2001 I experienced the most powerful and transformative moment in my teaching career.  At the time, I was teaching social studies at Aptos