by John Zurn | Jun 8, 2026 | The Secrets of Success
JOHN ZURN, Educational Author After more than forty years in elementary schools—as a teacher and later as a Head of School—I learned something that no graduate course, educational consultant, or strategic-planning retreat ever fully explained: every child has gifts....
by John Zurn | Jun 6, 2026 | The Secrets of Success
JOHN ZURN, Educational Author One lesson became increasingly clear during my years in education: preparing children for life is very different from preparing them for the next test. While schools naturally focus on academic achievement, success in adulthood depends on...
by John Zurn | Jun 4, 2026 | The Secrets of Success
John Zurn, Educational Author From the earliest days of the American experiment, leaders such as Thomas Jefferson envisioned education as a means of developing both talent and virtue. In practice, however, schools became very good at one half of that equation. Over...
by John Zurn | Jun 3, 2026 | The Secrets of Success
JOHN ZURN, Educational Author It is time for parents and educators to reclaim authority over the raising of children. We have handed far too much influence to technology companies, social media platforms, corporate marketing departments, and political activists...
by John Zurn | Jun 2, 2026 | The Secrets of Success
JOHN ZURN, Educational Author Before we can teach values, we need to stop pretending that everyone’s values are completely different. Turn on cable news or spend ten minutes on social media and you might conclude that Americans disagree on everything from breakfast...
by John Zurn | Feb 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Focus is about the choices a student makes. Is he or she paying attention to the things that are most important? Some students need to pay attention to teacher directions, others to the quality of their spelling...
by John Zurn | Feb 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Students who are resilient do not get stuck in problem-solving. They know that if a solution is not forthcoming, it is time to look at the problem from a new perspective and try different methods for reaching...
by John Zurn | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Teachers need to work with school administrators to identify what it takes for students to be successful in the community. Educators need to look beyond schooling and ask how they can best prepare students to...
by John Zurn | Feb 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Social scientists in the past two decades have clearly stated that human values matter when it comes to defining and managing your measure of personal success. Brene Brown talks about the importance of...
by John Zurn | Feb 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant When our teachers first developed our list of Traits for Success, courage was not a part of it. Several years into the program, we began to understand the aspirational qualities of success in schools. We wanted...
by John Zurn | Feb 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Teachers typically choose responsibility as the culminating Trait for Success. Once students have been given instruction on how to build character, their goal at the end of a school year is to demonstrate their...
by John Zurn | Feb 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant One does not need to look far on the Internet to find articles that flout the importance of collaboration. Whether collaboration is focused on teamwork, building professional relationships, or conflict resolution,...
