Tenaya Vallery – Teacher, Upper School Chemistry

Posted on October 30, 2018 by lsmith

Tenaya Vallery, Upper School Chemistry

Favorite adult book recommendation — Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong

This multifaith book provides guidance on how to lead a compassionate life. A quick read, this former nun offers deep insight into how we may all better understand the people around us. I try to reread this book at least once a year.

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Kelby Schnepel – Teacher, Middle School Music

Posted on October 23, 2018 by lsmith

Kelby Schnepel – Teacher, Middle School Music

Favorite adult book recommendation — Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway

I am a huge Hemingway fan and this book was the first published posthumously. It follows a painter who, after living an adventurous life, finds peace on an island in the Bahamas. The books is divided into three parts. (more…)

David Rezelman – Teacher, Upper School U.S. History and International Relations

Posted on October 11, 2018 by lsmith

David Rezelman – Teacher, Upper School U.S. History and International Relations

Favorite adult book recommendation — Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

This novel manages to simultaneously be the funniest book I’ve ever read and the third most depressing book I’ve ever read. That’s quite the combination. It should be required reading for anyone thinking about bureaucracy, absurdity, and war in the industrial age.

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Meg Mann – Teacher, Upper School Math

Posted on October 10, 2018 by kfinney

Meg Mann – Teacher, Upper School Math

Favorite adult book recommendation — Life of Pi by Yann Martell

It is a moving book about survival and the importance of imagination. The theme of religion is woven throughout the book and has a wonderful message of inclusiveness and diversity.

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