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Dr. Callen Encourages Students to “Lean In”
The following is a transcript of our 23-minute interview with Head of School Alixe Callen ’88, edited for brevity and clarity.
Dilan Payne '27
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Vale, Ms. Weiskittel!
Every morning before Selected Readings, I wait outside the classroom of Sarah Weiskittel, known to students as Ms. Weiskittel. Before I can step through the door, a flood of sixth grade advisees spill into the hallway. They emerge animatedly discussing a video they watched or debating the outcome of a game they have played. Almost always, one of the students will remember a final question and dart back through the doorway. The excitement that emerges for Middle School students in Ware 304 is hard to miss. Moments later, Ms. Weiskittel greets me with an identical energy.
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Motivated by Grades, Students Falsify Data More Often than Teachers Believe
The situation is easy to imagine. It’s the Thursday before March break, after hours in open lab. A glance at your lab notebook makes it clear that whatever graph emerges from these numbers will look awful. Just a few points stand between the complex reality of your lab and the clean story your report could tell.
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Route 28 Overhaul Saves Lives But Not Time
For years, Milton residents have urged the state to address safety hazards along Randolph Avenue, which former Milton Select Board Member Diane DiTullio Agostino once called in a board meeting “an unsafe, deadly, suicidal alley that travels through Milton.” But when the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) finally acted via the Route 28 Road Diet Pilot, the outrage did not dissipate. It simply changed form to blaring horns and endless gridlock.
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Facing AI, English Department Shifts Towards In-Class Writing
“Last year, I got really depressed and tired of being a tech detective,” said English teacher Katharine Holt, describing the challenge of monitoring student digital activity. “As soon as I have people writing on Google Docs… they often have five other tabs open. They’ll say something like, ‘it’s just the golf Masters in the background’… And I just don’t think that is the best way to practice sustained thinking.”
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Upper School Principal Rachel Stone Reflects on Year One and Addresses AI Use and Leadership Changes
During the opening weeks of school, Upper School Principal Rachel Stone asked herself: “What’s the vibe on campus?” Her early conclusion? “Really, really, really positive.”