How Do You Measure a Terrific Beginning?
I've just seen the powerful videos of the 8th Grade Retreat and now the Junior/Senior Retreat. Even through the virtual photos and soundtrack, the energy is palpable. And the style and message is...
View ArticleParent-to-Parent Promise Means You
(While this blog is mainly for Greater Atlanta Christian Junior and Senior High parents, Village and Elementary parents, don’t tune out. The principles here matter to you too.)When in office,...
View ArticleThe Economy, You and GAC
Conversations with David GAC parents, I try to limit the length of most of my messages—because I know the more I write, the more likely you are to stop reading. Yet there are a number of issues I’d...
View ArticlePolitics, Diversity and GAC
First a personal confession: I’m a political junkie. There’s nothing I’ve loved more than this year’s ups and downs of candidates and issues. I began the year telling Greater Atlanta Christian faculty...
View ArticleA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Nairobi - (or Why Missions & Service...
True Story: Last week I had an extended layover in Nairobi, Kenya. I was both tired and inspired after nearly a week in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. I’ll share more on that in a minute, but let’s...
View ArticleStrength in Challenging Times
Three months have passed since my blog of 11/04/08 regarding our national financial difficulties. None of us are surprised that the economy remains the number one news story both in the media—and in...
View ArticleHome At Last in the Long Forum
In case you’ve been in seclusion for the past year, I’m glad to tell you the time has arrived—GAC’s Long Forum officially “opens” this Friday. I hope you will come! (Look below for the specifics.)...
View ArticlePost Textbooks
Some of you know I occasionally like to put on my pseudo historian hat. So here’s a little historical parable with thanks to Clay Shirky ("Here Comes Everybody", 2008) for seeing the parallels. It’s...
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Hi I'm a MAC ... or am I a PC?
When those two personifications of Operating Systems appear on commercials, I’ve laughed, and then felt a bit uneasy. First the story lines are clever. Plus I’m cool, like the Apple guy (aren’t I?)....
View ArticleDo You Hear the Heartbeat?
Reading the financial press lately reminds me more of the obituaries than the news. Based on some editorials I’ve read, you’d think there’s no pulse, and it’s time to call the family in. Of course,...
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WELCOME HOME I love it when all the children, teens, and parents finally come ‘home’, back to GAC. Last Thursday’s spartan2gether day gave us just a taste of the joy and purpose that’s unfolding for...
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“WHAT DREAMS MAY COME…” Poor Hamlet. For nearly five hundred years, he has been torn concerning what he should do next. In his famous soliloquy, he wonders about action or inaction, living or dying,...
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"SO MANY ISSUES…SO LITTLE TIME!" I typically try to convey one core message in my blogs to you. But sometimes, there’s so much to share, I have to hit more than one topic. This is one of those blogs....
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ANNOUNCING ... iLearn AT GAC! Parents, the news is dramatic. And the news is good. Learning at Greater Atlanta Christian has been enhanced, and is about to take a mighty leap forward. You know that...
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Not School as Usual…(Thankfulness at GAC)Let me tell you—bringing together 2300 GAC students and staff, plus a good number of parents, is no small feat! When ages range from 4 to 18, and when hundreds...
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A Special Announcement…And a Special Decade ComingAt times this blog has some widely varied purposes, ranging from in-the-moment progress to long range issues. Today’s blog has both, so bear with me...
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(Feb 14, 2010 - Update: I’ve received much positive response to this blog—thank you! A couple of you asked if something had occurred that led me to write “Easy?”. Really, not at all. Periodically, I...
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When Cutbacks Hurt KidsLately, Georgia headlines shout it—“Major Cutbacks in County Schools”; “Class Sizes to Increase Again”; “Furloughs Affect Teachers and Students”; “Some Programs Reduced, Others...
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Announcing a Presidential Visit, a Monumental OpportunityI’ll write a bit differently than I typically do in my blogs, because what is about to happen on the Greater Atlanta Christian campus is...
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Anticipation…. I hear of schools that sleepily “wind down” to a close. I’m also hearing of schools with sorrow and morale challenges as programs and positions are eliminated, classroom sizes grow,...
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