Academic – John Palfrey

Head of School Bookshelf: The Teaching, Talent and Testing Edition, Spring 2015

March 30, 2026April 2, 2015 by John Palfrey

The long flights to and from East Asia this Spring Break afforded time to catch up on a stack of books I’ve been meaning to read for a while. For this Spring’s Head of School bookshelf, I’ve selected a series of titles focused on psychology and policy relevant to the secondary school field in education. … Read more

Do We Still Need Libraries?

March 30, 2026December 30, 2012 by John Palfrey

The New York Times is running one of its Room for Debate series on the future of libraries. The four debaters (so far) are Luis Herrera, director of the San Francisco Public Library (and a board member of the Digital Public Library of America); Susan Crawford, visiting professor at Harvard Law School; Buffy J. Hamilton, … Read more