Mr. BrobergJan 20, 20212 minCOMEBACK COUNTDOWNI was told there would be better days ahead in 2021. I was – at least for the first two weeks – badly misled. Sorry. That’s my...
Mr. BrobergDec 8, 20202 minPULLEYS, LEVERS AND AXLES, OH MY!When it came to the three Rs, I was a reasonably bright kid. Maybe not Seabury bright, but I earned my share of gold stars at Concord...
Mr. BrobergNov 26, 20201 minTHE MAGIC OF SHARINGTealights twinkled on desks draped in linen as the Ladybugs returned to their darkened classroom from recess. Unusually hushed and a...
Mr. BrobergNov 24, 20202 minTIS THE SEASON TO BID FREELYSeabury’s annual auction is a critical source of funds and – under normal conditions – one heck of a lot of fun. But allow me to channel...
Mr. BrobergNov 16, 20202 minLADYBUGS LIGHT THE WAYMy favorite philosopher, former baseball great Yogi Berra, coined the perfect phrase to describe the past week. “It’s like deja vu all...
Mr. BrobergOct 31, 20202 minHIP HIP BOO-RAY!Halloween is so Seabury. Think about it. Creativity. Imagination. Expression. So many of the things we celebrate at Seabury are also part...
Mr. BrobergOct 26, 20202 minCOOL FRIDAY WARMS HEARTSFriday was the coolest day of the school year – not because of the chilly weather but because of the smiling faces we hadn’t seen in...
Mr. BrobergOct 17, 20202 minADA ALWAYS MAKES OUR DAYNobody sells Ada Lovelace Day cards. Nobody lights fireworks. Nobody gets the day off from work. Ada Lovelace Day comes and goes without...
Mr. BrobergAug 24, 20202 minWE. YOU. US.The week before school starts defines bittersweet. Summer is almost over. Wah, wah, waaah. We get to see our friends again. Yaaaaay! This...
Mr. BrobergAug 14, 20202 minNOT THE NEWS WE HOPED TO HEARThe question hanging over our heads all summer – will school begin in person or remotely – was answered this week when the Tacoma-Pierce...
Mr. BrobergJul 31, 20203 minKEEPING BOREDOM AT BAYThe switch to distance learning this spring blurred the boundary between the end of school and the start of summer vacation, causing an...
Mr. BrobergJun 29, 20203 minBRIDGES PASSES PANDEMIC TESTWhat makes Seabury special? That’s a tough question. Not because it’s hard to name something special, but because there are so many...
Mr. BrobergJun 11, 20202 minA CLASS TO REMEMBERThe hugs and tears that typically mark graduation were not as freely and visibly shared this year, but Seabury sent our eighth-graders...
Mr. BrobergJun 1, 20202 minPUTTING THE DISTANCE INTO DISTANCE LEARNINGNobody is happy about being stuck at home for the last three months, but there have been plenty of things to feel good about. Example:...
Mr. BrobergMay 19, 20202 minENJOYING THE ELEMENTSWatching faces pop up on a computer screen is not the same as seeing kids walk through the classroom door, but you wouldn’t know it by...
Mr. BrobergMay 10, 20202 minTHE APPRECIATION IS APPRECIATEDLast week was Staff Appreciation Week at Seabury. Normally celebrated at school in a variety of ways, the tradition transitioned to our...
Mr. BrobergMay 1, 20202 minWITH LOVE, FROM SEABURYThe coronavirus lockdown tests our ability to remain connected to one another. Thank goodness for technology, right? But a Zoom meeting...
Mr. BrobergApr 26, 20202 minART ALWAYS FINDS A WAYWith most businesses in lockdown due to the coronavirus, many storefronts are boarded up. But where some people see plain sheets of...
Mr. BrobergApr 23, 20202 minCRIKEY! THAT'S A LOT OF CASHAnything that happened before the coronavirus lockdown feels like ancient history, but it was only a few months ago when the world...
Mr. BrobergApr 21, 20201 minMOVE OVER, BILL NYEMove over, Bill Nye. Montgomery is in the house. Monte’s got beakers and isn’t afraid to use them. Everyone who knows Montgomery knows...