by John Zurn | Sep 25, 2024 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant For the past one hundred plus years in American schools, academic excellence has been viewed as the primary marker of success. Feedback to parents has centered on test scores and grades as the key indicators of a...
by John Zurn | Sep 18, 2024 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant On the surface, Ethan was a model student. His grades were impeccable—straight A’s across the board. He was always the first to finish his assignments, consistently aced his tests, and never missed a day of...
by John Zurn | Sep 11, 2024 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Last week, I wrote about Rodrigo, a student who struggled academically in the classroom but was overloaded with the character to become successful in life. Rodrigo only learned after he left school that success...
by John Zurn | Sep 6, 2024 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant I worked in an American school in Europe for two years. One of my students, Rodrigo, was the kind who could never sit still for more than a minute. His body was in constant motion, his legs twisting and...
by John Zurn | Sep 4, 2024 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant The bulk of my career and all of my Headships were in kindergarten through 8th grade independent schools- a fact that I frequently proclaimed kept me at arm’s length from most issues connected to sex, drugs, and...
