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Ben Courchesne

@bdcme

Let's do something different in #school today. Father | husband | poet | teacher | coach || Associate Head of School @ThePingrySchool

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Have a galley of this book & it's something every parent should read — out in August by @wallacejennieb amazon.com/Never-Enough-A…

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Honor culture: Offend me and I'll fight you Dignity culture: Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me Victimhood culture: Offend me and I'll tell everyone on social media Demonstrated by these 2 kids during recess: [Concept: amazon.com/Rise-Victimhoo…]

Honor culture: Offend me and I'll fight you

Dignity culture: Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me

Victimhood culture: Offend me and I'll tell everyone on social media

Demonstrated by these 2 kids during recess:

[Concept: amazon.com/Rise-Victimhoo…]
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What do #hospitals and #schools have in common? A noble mission and lots of admini$trator$. Consumer Price Inflation, by Type of Good or Service (2000-2022) visualcapitalist.com/inflation-char… via @visualcap

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“Free thought is, after all, why we are called independent schools, free particularly from government-imposed ideologies that flow more easily into the public school system. Some schools have followed new ideologies blindly without looking at the “likely chain of events” #OESIS

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I am so grateful to be starting this school year at The Pingry School , this student made video captures the playful spirit and commitment to excellence that attracted me here. #SchoolIsFun instagram.com/reel/CwiNUibNu…

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Adolescents get 237 notifications per day (median). 97% of them use their phones during the school day. There is not much attention left over for everything else. This is madness. Schools can give them all 7 hours off, 5 days a week. Go phone free. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

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Are you keeping up with the growing understanding of the gender gap in education? How to Solve the Education Crisis for Boys and Men | Richard Reeves | TED youtu.be/fXsOlAYvgh0?si… via YouTube

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I'm continuing to enjoy Ilana Redstone and #TheCertaintyTrap || Love this Visual Map to describe how certainty erodes democracy: open.substack.com/pub/thecertain…

I'm continuing to enjoy <a href="/irakresh/">Ilana Redstone</a> and #TheCertaintyTrap || Love this Visual Map to describe how certainty erodes democracy:
open.substack.com/pub/thecertain…
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Yes! Peter Gray is a co-founder of Let Grow. For ideas about how to shift back from phone-based to play-based childhood, visit letgrow.org

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The 3 reasons why we are missing the suffering of adolescent boys: an important piece from the brilliant Lisa Damour Lisa Damour, PhD “We are doing a better job of noticing the emotional distress of our teen girls. It is time to pay the same attention to our teen boys."

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School leaders are nearly uniform in saying that phones interfere with learning and belonging. That matches the data on learning loss and loneliness since 2012. Here, the head of Georgetown Day School explains why his school is going phone free this fall: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

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Youth sports are out of control. I was the 9th overall pick in the MLB Draft. I played professionally for more than 10 years. Here is how I am navigating youth sports as a parent to four kids:

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Mens sana in corpore sano We’ve known the power of movement and sport for a long time, and schools that espouse wellness or academic excellence as values should defend the importance of PE and athletic requirements. #soundmindsoundbody

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Your entire life will change when you realize that courage is the single most important human trait. In 1942, author C.S. Lewis offered this brilliant characterization: "Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at

Your entire life will change when you realize that courage is the single most important human trait.

In 1942, author C.S. Lewis offered this brilliant characterization:

"Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at