There is an increasing national educational obsession with STEM, which stands for science, technology, engineering and math. This national obsession is aimed at increasing student proficiency in these technical fields so that they are prepared to live in and become leaders in an increasingly technical world. And with any educational initiative, there are many variations … Read more…
In 2011, the United Nations adopted resolution 66/170: International Day of the Girl Child in which they recognized: “that empowerment of and investment in girls … are key in breaking the cycle of discrimination and violence and in promoting and protecting the full and effective enjoyment of their human rights, and recognizing also that empowering girls … Read more…
During commencement season in June, I heard two speeches that stuck with me. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s valedictory address by Kelly Fradet ’16 opened with— “Now if you know me, you know I love science and I encourage all of you to think like scientists. Some of you English and history people may have just … Read more…
Since my daughters Monica Amestoy ’13 (now a junior at the University of Utah) and Olivia Amestoy ’15 (now a freshman at the University of Washington) are both off the Hill and away to college, my wife and I are glad to have no more parent volunteer hours to fulfill. But to be honest, we … Read more…
Here is what I think about in the shower, as I drive, while I’m folding laundry. “How can I make sure students know that there are multiple professional trade journals for the candy manufacturing industry?” (I know of at least two, by the way— Candy Industry and The Manufacturing Confectioner.) What is wrong with me, you … Read more…