Posts Tagged ‘National Association’
Reflections on Navigating the High School Admission Process
It typically begins in seventh grade. Sometime in March or April. Unfamiliar feelings. Wandering eyes. Vague insecurities. Burgeoning cases of FOMO, or the “fear of missing out.” A dim awareness that other people are watching you, wondering what you’re thinking. This isn’t the first sign of puberty. These are not the hormone-induced emotions of fragile…
Read MoreThe Show Must Go On: Reflecting on the Difficult Decisions Heads Have to Make
Students at The Chicago Academy for the Arts have a long history of taking on challenging material. However, the school’s ability to handle controversial work was recently put to the test. ********* Winter break was a few easy days away when Ben Dicke, the chair of our theatre department, stopped by my office to discuss…
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