by John Zurn | Oct 30, 2024 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Parents and teachers can work together to create a positive school culture. Both are on the same team in wanting school success and life success for their children/students. The important thing is to embrace that...
by John Zurn | Oct 23, 2024 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Sarah had always been a steady, dependable student. While her friends fretted over getting straight A’s, she seemed content with her regular report card filled with B’s. She worked hard, but academics weren’t...
by John Zurn | Oct 16, 2024 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant It was the middle of October, and the air was filled with the crispness of autumn. As students shuffled into their homerooms, they buzzed with nervous anticipation. Today was the day report cards were being handed...
by John Zurn | Oct 9, 2024 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant What we have learned from life gurus like Tony Robbins and Brené Brown is that good character, confidence, and success matter in building a happy and productive life. In fact, research has consistently supported...
by John Zurn | Oct 2, 2024 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Darius was the kind of student who flew just under the radar. His grades were good, but not exceptional—solid B’s with the occasional A. He was diligent, completed all his assignments on time, and participated in...
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...
by John Zurn | Aug 21, 2024 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant Thomas Jefferson wrote that “talent and virtue, needed in a free society, should be educated regardless of wealth, birth or other accidental condition”. Over the years, public schooling in America has been...
by John Zurn | Aug 14, 2024 | Blog
John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant In the months leading up to the Constitutional Convention in 1787, one of the greatest conflicts occurred between two giants of American history, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. John Adams (the Federalist)...
