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Winter 2010 volume 69 number 2 School as Community HOW COMMUNITY HAPPENS SMART EMPATHY CHANGING THE FACE OF THE ACADEMY BIAS AMONG THE WELL-INTENTIONED THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR BOARD MEETINGS Complete Table of Contents online features Kwesi’s Kids Kwesi Koomson has just spent the morning under the African sun stacking cinder blocks for classrooms at his Heritage Academy. Still winded but ever expansive, a bear of a man with a black beard split by a bright-toothed grin, he’s dreaming for his school kids, the kids from the shantytowns. by Richard Koenig Photos by John Koenig When Helping Isn’t Helpful THE ETHICAL SCHOOL by Paula Mirk Remembering David Mallery Independent School Colleagues Recall the Master Teacher of Teachers from the archives A Safe Place to Fail by Corbett Simons, Summer 2002 Creating a Just Place by Richard Eldridge, Summer 2005 The Art of Connection by Deborah M. Roffman and David E. Tracey, Fall 2007 The virtual science fair Reporter Contents Independent School magazine About Independent School Magazine Current issue Purchase This Issue Archived Issues Subscribe Author Submissions Advertise The Independent Blogosphere A short list of some of our favorite education blogs. The Cool Books Project What follows is a short list of "cool books" - rarely taught books new to (or absent from) "the canon." If you are interested in contributing, please send your 200-300-word writeup to ismag@nais.org - and encourage colleagues to do the same.

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