Bill Wolf-Tinsman, Author at Colorado Academy News

Bring on summer

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·May 12, 2021

Editor’s note: This is Middle School Principal Bill Wolf-Tinsman’s 2021 Continuation speech, delivered on June 1, 2021, to...

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Principals and soapboxes

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·March 30, 2021

Principals and soapboxes go together. We often find ourselves doing what we can to help kids make good...

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ThinkingLAB in Math

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·February 25, 2021

I am fresh from participation in a ThinkingLAB hands-on and minds-on parent workshop which focused on Math. The...

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Out with the old and in with the new

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·December 17, 2020

I don’t imagine a lot of people had trouble saying goodbye to 2020. I certainly did not. That...

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What’s wrong with the Platonic Ideal?

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·November 27, 2020

I’m a big believer in “the Platonic Ideal,” the idea that young people should be educated in the...

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COVID-19 and the long road to greater independence

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·September 28, 2020

School is launched at Colorado Academy, and students are getting to know the teachers and our expectations for...

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Work, joy, and community

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·September 1, 2020

I feel very fortunate to be a part of the Colorado Academy community and to have the opportunity...

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‘Unprecedented’

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·June 1, 2020

Editor’s Note: This is the Continuation speech delivered via Zoom to the Colorado Academy Eighth Grade class on...

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Mind, body, and spirit during COVID-19

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·April 28, 2020

Mind, body, and spirit—we are working awfully hard on all three during the COVID-19 crisis, because each is...

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Supporting students and parents online

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·March 31, 2020

I am impressed. Impressed by our Colorado Academy kids, our faculty, and our parents. They are rising...

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Time to plan

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·February 25, 2020

I slipped on the snow when I got out of my car this morning. You know what that...

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The hard part about parenting

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·January 27, 2020

Even as I wrote the title, I felt the irony. There isn’t one aspect of parenting that is...

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My child might do that

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·December 18, 2019

I have caught myself more than once saying to myself as a parent, “My child would never do...

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Got a good book?

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·October 30, 2019

One of the more clever ad campaigns, in my opinion, was, “Got milk?” My variation on this theme...

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Middle School Advisory at CA

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·September 24, 2019

One of the most exciting aspects of working with Colorado Academy Middle School students is seeing the physical,...

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The best time of year

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·August 29, 2019

Summer is a wonderful thing—a time for reading, family and play; yet, in my opinion, nothing beats the...

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Challenge your limits

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·June 4, 2019

I love the cyclical nature of schools. There is an optimistic beginning, lots of hard work, good...

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How to make the most of the last Middle School weeks

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·April 26, 2019

By the time May rolls around, Colorado Academy Middle School students know the routine well. They understand school...

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A recipe for summer fun and growth

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·March 22, 2019

I am writing this from home because it is a snow day. There are four or...

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ThinkingLAB Workshops for parents—a window into instruction

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·February 27, 2019

On February 13, Thanh Luong and Kathleen Kirkman, our Eighth Grade STEM dynamic duo, hosted a ThinkingLAB Workshop...

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I will, I can, and I want to

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·January 25, 2019

It is intentional that Colorado Academy Middle School students don’t get to decide whether to take an...

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