Schools on the rise.

Parlabane
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:50:29 +0000

kafkareborn…not even A/E or day school luminary Roxbury Latin feel the constant need to point out their press or their alumni (of several generations ago) as the reason why their school is top tier. While Hotchkiss may be, and probably is, one of the great U.S. boarding schools, it should not make that claim based on yesterday’s laurels. What’s helpful to may readers of this site is to gain insight into the experience, diversity, quality, values and kinds of outcomes that Hotchkiss delivers today.

I’d like to see some Hotchkiss posters talk about what makes the School special and distinctive without quoting its press or talking about the accomplishments of its older alumni. You know what they say about people (and institutions) that start believing their own press! A great boarding school is always a work in progress and knows it.