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Independent School Magazine Fall 2009

volume 69 number 1
ISM691 Detail
Missions, Mantras, and Meaning
MISSIONS, MANTRAS, AND MEANING
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE?
SORTING OUT CONTRADICTIONS
COMMUNITY, EQUITY, AND MISSION
THE CHANGEMAKERS
SAINT AUGUSTINE AND COUSIN VINNIE
Complete Table of Contents
online features
ISM691 Damour Image Shielding Students from Stereotype Threat
by Lisa Damour and Larry Goodman
Fighting against the negative effects of stereotyping is nothing new to independent school educators.
The Independent Blogosphere
A short list of some of our favorite education blogs.
Support the Growth of an Individual Student or Build the Trust of the Community?
The Ethical School
by Amber Kruk
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.
Theodore Sizer, 1932-2009
by Kitty Thuermer
from the archives
Parents as Partners
Ralph Davison - Winter 2005
Why I Stay
Brian Thomas - Spring 2003
The Most Important People
Dane L. Peters - Winter 2001
The Reporter
How financial aid changes schools — and lives
Mark Mitchell
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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.