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Pilot Post – Sept 16, 2022

Dear Families,  Over the course of the first month or so of school, we’ll be focusing on a different Pilot community norm each week in our Opening Meeting.  This week…

Pilot Post – Sept 9, 2022

Dear Families,  What a fabulous turn out at last night’s Back to School Pizza Picnic!  It’s always a treat to have our community come together, parents meeting other parents, our…

Pilot Post – July 12, 2022

Dear Families,  In case you missed it, earlier this month, the CDC changed its guidance for developmental milestones.  Among many nuances, crawling was taken out as a milestone altogether, walking…

Pilot Post – May 12, 2022

Dear Families,  Over the weekend, a friend sent me a list of the 25 most watched TED Talks of all time.  It was a fun list to peruse.  I’ve watched…

September: Neuroplasticity

Welcome to the first issue of Points of Interest, a monthly newsletter dedicated to topics that are tangential to–but vitally important for–the field of education. Each month, we’ll focus on…

Pilot post – April 29, 2022

Dear Families,  Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and Pilot sure does have so much to be thankful for.  Perhaps one of my favorite things to brag about when I…

Pilot-at-a-Glance

Established in 1957, Pilot is an individualized, therapeutic, independent day school for children with normal potential, ages four through fourteen, experiencing language based learning problems.

Pilot Post – April 22, 2022

Dear Families,  This week, Pilot alum and Disney Imagineer Dan Joseph sent me an op-ed about the power of dyslexia in the workforce.  The article outlined several different reports that…

Pilot Post – April 14, 2022

Dear Families,  This week, I read this great Op-Ed from the Hechinger Report about “socially responsible social reading” in college classes.  It explored the various applications of a new approach…