I want to reflect on the spirit of philanthropy in independent schools like BU Academy. While it is true we have a significant tuition, I think it is important to point out two facts: first, in relative terms to most prestigious peer day schools in the Boston area, the Academy is still a good value, […]
Posts by: kateysul
Being Prepared to Face Our Future
February 28, 2014 at 8:21 am
Have any of you seen the film Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix and the voice of Scarlett Johansson? It takes place in the near future, and is a brilliant story about a man falling in love with his computer’s O.S. (operating system), which is an artificial intelligence that has a true consciousness (despite lacking a body). […]
Improving Work/Life Balance
February 21, 2014 at 4:23 pm
In a recent Harvard Business School article by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams, “Manage Your Work, Manage Your Life: Zero in on What Really Matters” (summarized in the Marshall Memo # 524), the gist — while focused on corporate executives, the lessons apply to all of us – ties directly into one of the Academy’s […]
Optimistic Resilience in Gaming
February 14, 2014 at 12:23 pm
Before I begin, let me announce that BU President Bob Brown — with regrets — has had to reschedule our February 19th BUA community evening. An unavoidable conflict has just arisen, so we will let you know when he can be with us in the future. Last week I heard a speaker on…wait for it…video […]
BU President Meeting with BUA Community
January 31, 2014 at 6:02 pm
As our mission is to be a full-service high school embedded in a major research university, I have two exciting announcements to share about our University connections. First, as most of you have already received an invitation, BU President Bob Brown will join members of the Academy community – parents and faculty – for an […]
Deciding Snow Days
January 24, 2014 at 5:39 pm
Snow days….can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em! It’s one of the worst duties a Head of School can have, balancing the need to protect class time with the need to keep the safety of our students front-&-center (the latter always wins). Most often, announcing a decision the night before seems considerate of families […]
The Role of Teaching History & Civic Values
January 17, 2014 at 6:53 pm
I had the privilege this week to attend a conference focusing on MLK Jr. Day and the role of teaching history/civic values in a k-12 education. The event, hosted by an organization run by an Academy parent, included an extraordinary group of “blue chip” speakers: two Pulitzer Prize winning authors known for their works on […]
Experiencing Our Teachers’ Intellectual Passions
January 10, 2014 at 6:14 pm
Dear Academy Families, I get to sit in on our wonderful Academy classes whenever I want (and even get to teach our students, in 10th grade English this year and with Senior Theses). I can affirm that the intellectual energy is palpable and exciting, from both students and teachers! That’s one reason we began our […]
Juggling Life as Our Students Do
December 13, 2013 at 6:09 pm
December has always struck me as the most fertile month academically…meaning our students have hit their stride in fall semester and can now accomplish an incredible amount of intellectual synthesis in just a few weeks. It’s called exam period, with all the prep leading up to the actual exam week! Teaching a section of 10th […]
Getting the Word Out about BUA
December 6, 2013 at 6:49 pm
This week the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), which is the accrediting body for BU and BUA, is holding its annual conference at the Copley Plaza. I was invited to be on a panel discussing K-16 partnerships. The other two panelists represented the perspective from higher education: the Dean of the Lynch […]
