Head of School Blog: About Ashbrook
Head of School Blog: “Is It Monday Yet?”
Is it Monday, Yet? is my attempt to address developmental and topical issues we confront as we “challenge and nurture” our children. The topics I cover are drawn from developmental and cognitive psychology, current research, my own parenting and teaching/school administrator experience, or parent questions, and could just as easily be a response to local, national, or world events that have parenting implications. Keep your eyes on Compass at this time each month, and if you have any great ideas about future topics, please shoot me an email, text me, or stop in or give me a call.
–Dr. Chris Schoberl
Is It Monday Yet? November 2025
- September 27–The Critical Importance of Critical Thinking at Ashbrook School Pt. 2
- October 31–Helping our Children to get Comfortable being Uncomfortable
- January 24–Less is More: Why Ashbrook School is Committed to Small Class Sizes
- February 28–The Anxious Generation Reading Group: Takeaways and Resources for Parents
- March 31–Community Through Service
- September 29–The Threat of Fentanyl
- October 3–The Developmental Importance of Interscholastic Athletics
- November 30–Teaching our Children the Nuances of Accepting a Gift
- January 2–Heritage Months as BEYOND mere “Heroes and Holidays”
- March 31–Our Founders Didn’t Merely “find” Ashbrook!
- April 30–Learning to Laugh as a Healthy Practice for our Children… and US!
- May 31–The Critical Importance of Critical Thinking at Ashbrook School Part 1
- September 23–The Importance of Play in the Lives of our Children
- October 28–Involving Everyone in STEAM
- November 28–When Does our Parental Urge to Protect become Over Protection?
- December 30–Teacher our Children the Power of Effective Decision Making
- January 31–Artificial Intelligence as a Barrier to Developing Actual Intelligence
- February 24–Teacher our Children to Advocate for Themselves
- April 28–Electives, and Field Trips, and Guest Speakers, Oh my!
- May 26–Challenging and Nurturing through a Whole Child Curriculum
- April 29–Only Connect
- March 11–Exploring Bullying
- January 28–What Shirtless Dancing Guy can Teach Students about Leadership
- December 3–Oxford HS: Tough to Understand Such “a thing”
- October 29–Friendship: it’s Complicated!
- September 24–How to Talk with your Child about Difficult Topics
- August 27–Raising Kids in the Age of Screens…and Merlot