Stories From the Classroom: Nia

Stories From the Classroom: Nia

John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant   Stories from the classroom: Nia.      I worked for several years in a community of sailing families. Throughout the year, there were weekly sailing lessons for children, for teens, and for adults.  Frequently, I...
Intellect Versus Character Which Would You Choose?

Intellect Versus Character Which Would You Choose?

John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant    Intellect Versus Character: Which Would You Choose? I spent four decades working in independent schools- first as a teacher, next as an administrator, and for the last 28 years of my career as a Head of School. I...
Stories From the Classroom: Mark

Stories From the Classroom: Mark

John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant   My friend, Mark, is brilliant but failed in school because he could not get information from a book off the printed page. Today, he would have been identified early on as a dyslexic reader and given strategies to...
Our Children Are Being Influenced by the Wrong People 

Our Children Are Being Influenced by the Wrong People 

John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant     As parents and teachers, we need to reclaim our traditional role as influencers of our children – not by shouting louder than the influencers our children discover online, but by stressing ideas that...
Stories from the Classroom: Suzanne

Stories from the Classroom: Suzanne

John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant       Suzanne signed into TikTok at nine, following several of her friends. Her parents had no reason to suspect that Suzanne was using the social network, so disguising her online activity was not difficult. In...