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There is an ancient eastern truth that if you put six blind men around an elephant and have them describe it, you will get six different, partial descriptions.

New York City is a multi-cultural metropolis.  Shouldn’t your child’s school be too?  91��������, nestled in a charming Eastside townhouse, is an entire global community in one building.

A generation of Americans remembers where they were when John F. Kennedy was shot, when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon and the first time they saw John, Paul, George, and Ringo on TV.  Fifty years ago this month the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and, overnight, a social revolution began.

I speak with a lot of people: on the phone, in interviews, and around town.  They’ve heard bits and pieces about our unique program and want to get the story “straight from the horse’s mouth.”  Given our rolling admissions policy, our philosophy of “interview today start tomorrow,” and our focus on student-centered learning, I am frequently asked a number of questions about our student body.

Ah!  It’s Valentine’s Day, and a young man’s fancy turns to…mathematics? Not really.  But mathematics, or at least the language of mathematics, can be useful in discussing helpful advice to promote love in your life.  In fact, I encourage you to consider matters of affection stated in terms familiar to any calculus or precalculus student. (And you thought you wouldn’t use calculus in “real life”!) First, however, I want to discuss an idea attributed to Michelangelo that I have always cherished:

Virtually no other school in the New York City metro area provides the myriad of educational solutions that we provide.  Between 91�������� and The Tutoring School (a program within 91��������), we can create an academic schedule that supports most students who are college-bound.  Whether you want to start your day late, finish your day early, study Swahili or increase your course load to graduate early, 91�������� can tailor a program that fits your unique requirements.

Those of us who watched the Super Bowl (or tuned in just for the highly-anticipated commercials) probably saw the Chrysler ad featuring Bob Dylan.

Choosing a private school is a complicated task.  School websites are a great resource in aiding that choice by pointing out a school’s attractive features such as location, curriculum, and class size.

For me, the best way to teach William Faulkner is to begin with the Snopes, that ornery, duplicitous, barn-burning family of itinerant farmers, blacksmiths, bigamists and bank presidents.  Faulkner does not come naturally to most high school students, and he can be particularly hard to decipher for born-and-bred urbanites, too many of whom see his backwoods people as little more than players in a freak show. The key is to get students beyond a character’s eccentricities to his or her nobility.

Teen Creed Don't let your parents down, They brought you up.   Be humble enough to obey, You may give orders someday.   Choose companions with care, You become what they are.   Guard your thoughts,