John
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Introduction | I am stealing from my own biography on the KA website: John received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Denison University and went on to earn two Master’s degrees, one in History from Brown and one in Arts Education and Private School Leadership from Columbia. He has taught diverse subjects in History and Art History for nearly 20 years and received the prestigious Klingenstein Fellowship from Columbia University as well as 6 summer fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities. As head of the History Department at Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York, he was awarded the Chair for Distinguished teaching, and was selected by the Class of 2000 for the Kimmelman Award, recognizing "that teacher who best prepared that class for its college experience." Directing over 50 student and community theater productions has allowed John to pursue his avid interest in drama, while singing in semi-professional choruses and studying piano has given him an outlet for his love of music. In summing up his philosophy as a teacher, John quotes the poet W. B. Yeats: “Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.” |
| Favorite Movies | Casablanca, The Wizard Of Oz, The Long Walk Home, Lone Star |
| Favorite Music | everything from Harold Arlen to Smetana to the film score of Henry V--all that stuff that soothes the savage in us... |
| Favorite Books | I just moved 85 boxes of books from my home in New York--I can't name a favorite or two! |