Boundless School Blog
A W.E.I.R.D Parenting Conundrum
In describing the socio-economic status of countries, the anthropologist Jared Diamond uses W.E.I.R.D. to define Western, Educated, Industrial, Rich and Democratic nations. Here’s a WEIRD parenting catch-22: the character traits that engender success in today’s...
Hunting For Gems
I am a hunter by nature. This time of year I seek to hire a team of brilliant staff with rare potential to be fantastic educators and role models. It is a labour fit for Hercules - an arduous job because I am so gosh darn picky. Staff currently employed at...
Mushy Gushy Stuff
Last week’s final performance of the Live-In School was another eye popper. One student composed: “I wish I was a slave, to 40 more days. Learning in the fields, and seeing the mountain haze. Staff have mercy on my wild and crazy ways Please, just another 40...
Premier billet de Steven
Quel spectacle inusité que d’apercevoir cet homme alpha le regard mouillé et les yeux remplis de larmes. Notre école d’apprentissage en milieu de vie venait à peine de se terminer la semaine dernière lorsque la performance émouvante d’un de nos étudiants à la...
Steven’s First Post
No one was ever going to catch this Alpha-Male teary-eyed. Our Live-In School just ended last week, and a performance by one of our students at the final banquet left me, and most others, blubbering and snot-nosed. It was M.'s final testament to his 80 days in this...