One of our number one goals when a family visits Thacher is for them to come away with a very clear understanding of what makes Thacher Thacher. To that end, we have crafted a visit day that includes the usual …
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Archives: Teenagers
Parting Words for the Class of 2017
A few months ago we gathered on our Upper Field to celebrate Thacher’s 128th commencement. Others have encouraged me to publish here the parting words I shared then with our seniors and their families. Here they are: We now come …
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On Teenage Defiance
A recent article in the New York Times offers this catchy headline: Can Teenage Defiance Be Manipulated for Good? The author is accurate in that teens slide quickly to polarization and respond well, therefore, to hero-villain scripts. They …
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