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xi, [1], 192, [4] pages Notes. Index. Inscribed on the fep by the author. The inscription reads December 1991 For Charles Seldon, Whose son Chris, not only gives his this book, but will be in the first St. Albans Class to graduate in the 21st Century. Very best wishes. Mark H. Mullin. The author, headmaster of St. Albinos School in Washington, D.C., shares his experiences, thoughts, and hopes for young people of today and tomorrow. He provides invaluable insight into the problems of the present education system, using examples and anecdotes from his teaching experience. His attention to the subject of moral education will interest parents who care about their children's future and welfare. For more than twenty years, Mark H. Mullin served as headmaster of St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. Mullin's life includes the journey of an Illinois high school runner who becomes Ivy League champion and leader of his class at Harvard. As a Marshall Scholar, he continues his academic and athletic pursuits at Oxford and marries the love of his life, Martha, while preparing to become an Episcopal priest. His training takes him and his wife to an Alaskan Indian village and a parish in Spanish Harlem. Mullin then becomes a young chaplain and teacher at the Choate School during the cultural upheaval of the 1960s. From 1977 to 1997, Mark Hill Mullin sustained the excellent quality of education at St. Albans. He also strived to prepare students for a rapidly changing world. To accomplish this, the school began offering Russian and Japanese classes. Student exchange programs and travel fellowships gave students opportunities to study abroad. A writer-in-residence program allowed boys to work alongside practicing authors. A new social service requirement encouraged boys to work in service of others. When, in the 1980s, a teacher fell ill with AIDS, Mullin provided an example guided the entire community on how to respond compassionately. Mullin graduated from Harvard University in 1962 (where he set a new record for the Ivy League mile (4:07.1) and then attended Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar. After receiving his master of divinity from General Theological Seminary, he became a chaplain, teacher, and dean at the Choate School, and, before coming to St. Albinos, assistant headmaster at the Blue Ridge School, in Va. St. Albans School (STA) is an independent college preparatory day and boarding school for boys in grades 4-12, located in Washington, D.C. The school is named after Saint Alban, traditionally regarded as the first British martyr. Within the St. Albans community, the school is commonly referred to as "S-T-A." The school enrolls approximately 590 day students in grades 4-12, and 30 additional boarding students in grades 9-12. It is affiliated with the National Cathedral School and the co-ed Beauvoir, the National Cathedral Elementary School, all of which are located on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral. All the affiliated schools named are members of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation. The school was founded in 1909, with $300,000 ($7.2 million in 2015 dollars) in funding bequeathed by Harriet Lane Johnston, niece of President James Buchanan. Initially, it was a school for boy choristers to the Washington National Cathedral, a program that the school continues today. Extracted from the Library Journal" The author, headmaster of St. Albinos School in Washington, D.C., shares his experiences, thoughts, and hopes for young people of today and tomorrow. He provides invaluable insight into the problems of the present education system, using examples and anecdotes from his teaching experience. His attention to the subject of 'moral education' will interest parents who care about their children's future and welfare. The author provides footnotes at the book's end. His well-written work concludes with ten challenges for schools and educators in the 21st century, thus providing a valuable resource for teachers a.
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