Author Archive | sarashifrin
Lost on the Nordic Trails
Heading into my 26th September (sans 4 for college years) this morning I found myself lost but not lost on Gould’s nordic trail system. First, if you are headed to Gould soon, carve out some time to go for a walk out there….More »
#behindinsummerreading
A few days ago I was in New York state working with a group of student volunteers who were helping to pack up a library. It did not take long for all of us to move the conversation to what was on…More »
Post Grand Opening Ramblings
This weekend the Gould Academy family capped off Trustees’ Weekend with the grand opening of the newly renovated Sanborn Family library. Although the facility has been open for use since spring break, this weekend was the wooting! for the generosity and vision of…More »
Confessions of the Parent Reading Group
The Gould Academy parent reading group discussed Nicholas Carr’s book, The Shallows: What The Internet is Doing To Our Brains and by the first few sips of coffee we were laughing that as a group we had Googled it, skimmed it, read the…More »
Stop Telling Students To Study
After handing out copies of Zeitoun for World Book Night to alums who stopped by to see the newly renovated Sanborn Family Library, I sunk into a little Twitter time and read an article from the Chronicle of Higher Ed, “Stop Telling Students to…More »
#Wiktionary: curiosity killed the cat
Ms. Stack, who teaches history, started her inventions research project this week. She asks her West and the World students to think of a 18th or 19th century invention that had a significant social impact and to consider the inventions’ modern day counter…More »
blink, blink and you think: Jesse Tutor ’12 reviews Gladwell’s book
Regardless of how much a reader enjoys Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, or what information or perspective is gained by reading the text, when one closes the back cover they will thinking about thinking. This is a bizarre cycle to commence and can…More »
#Hunger Games
Did you see it? No. Yes. No. Yes. No, I went to the Lorax instead. There was a buzz around the library about the release of Collins’ amazingly popular series, The Hunger Games. The reaction to the movie never quite matches the buzz…More »
“Surf Like A Bushman”
It is only day 2 of the new facility, and I am amazed at how the spaces are falling into use patterns just the way they were designed to be used. A few seniors who were very busy with race events during March…More »
New Sanborn Library Open, Stalwart of Research Down
The irony does not escape me that as the newly renovated Sanborn Family Library opens on Monday the stalwart of research resources for 244 years, the Encyclopedia Britannica, ends print editions. The confluence of the two events captures THE most asked question of…More »
- @MattRuby @gouldacademy The Cube at Gould's Idea Center is printing!
- @gouldacademy Caitlon Hathaway '02 on the flight with the Tanzania crew!
- @gouldacademy packed for Four Point and ready for Tanzania. http://t.co/yrbdpwBlDf
- @Bouchardz15 whiskey robber influence #agoodbook
- @Bouchardz15 the whiskey robber must be there ! #reading
