Encinitas, California June 9, 2023 (12 minute address) Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed faculty, proud parents, grandparents and grandfriends, travelers, and the remarkable Class of 2023, I stand here today, once again, to talk about a journey — a journey that starts with reconnecting with our wild side, embracing fun, fostering…

April 1, 2023

Did you know that growing numbers of students in our country are afraid to express their ideas in the classroom? They will just not speak their mind. This is not because they think they might be wrong. No. It is more because they worry that so many things on their…

Faculty Housing In Independent Schools I moved to Encinitas, California, in 1990 with the lure of Southern California point breaks, woodies cruising the town, flower fields everywhere, and an aversion to L.A. By 1992, I had purchased my home there, with a view overlooking what would become the site of The Grauer School. Since then…

Artificial Intelligence and Our Future School 1. Honesty Our faculty online discussion group exploded the other day when some of us read the Atlantic article about the ChatGPT Bot[1] . Chat Bot is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) program. I was able to sign into on my computer in about three…

1. Honesty Our faculty online discussion group exploded the other day when some of us read the Atlantic article about the ChatGPT Bot[1] . Chat Bot is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) program. I was able to sign into on my computer in about three minutes. You can ask it any…

The Benefits of Small Schools on Student Motivation and Engagement — Abstract In an era of greater and greater school consolidation, this study provides data to support the notion that students in small high schools are more connected and engaged with their learning than their peers who attend medium and large-sized schools. Results from the 2015 High School Survey of Student…

“The more I worked, the more I knew I could have less boundaries.” - Grauer School Senior Graduation Candidate Interesting lives are lived by people who can weave interesting things into interesting stories. Schools who can teach and encourage students to produce such stories can create masterpieces. At a growing…

A Matriculation Speech, Given by Dr. Grauer on September 26, 2017 — Timbuktu lies on the very edge the world’s most awesome desert, the Sahara, which runs out into a staggering vastness of sand and an astonishing array of life, almost all of which lay hidden from us. 500 years ago, Timbuktu, which is in West Africa, was a flourishing center for…