HOS Blog Archive

This past June, I met with fellow heads of schools from across the country at Stanford University. What this particular group of heads has in common is that we are all recipients of endowment funds from John Malone, which allows us to offer need-based scholarships to gifted students at our schools.

In just under two months, we will go to the polls to elect a new president and new representatives and officials at the federal, state, and local levels. It is natural at times like this, when we exercise this fundamental right, that we think about what it means to be a citizen.  

Textbooks, homework assignments, and exams have long been staples of education, but how well do they truly foster curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking?

Last week our seniors took part in what has become a popular tradition at Roeper (and elsewhere) of taking a group photo in their college sweatshirts.

A murder has been committed. Called to the scene is none other than the famous Lieutenant Sole, a detective well known for his idiosyncratic but highly successful methodology: the only evidence he ever collects is footprints. Sure enough, moments after arriving at the scene, he comes across the outline of a size 10 ½ sneaker in the entranceway.

Particularly in this era of great technological change, where every day we hear how AI will make our lives easier and our jobs obsolete, the tendency is to promote an education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as the pathway to personal and collective prosperity.

Roeper is the oldest pre-K to 12 school for gifted students in the US. But what does it mean to be gifted? Answering that question is trickier than you might think.