Becoming a Head of School—on Accident w/ Matt Skinner | Part 1 | The Furrows

Send us Fan MailMatt Skinner spent over two decades leading Christian schools—most notably as the longtime head of school at Heritage Preparatory School in Atlanta, Georgia. But he didn't start there. He's a Texas-raised athlete, former CPA, and reluctant educator who found his calling at a school board meeting in 1995—having never once set foot in a school as anything other than a student.Today he does consulting work, helping schools and leaders think through the kind of formation and culture that actually sticks. What's in This Episode:How an athlete and CPA became a head of school—by accidentWhy easy schools produce fragile studentsThe case against snowplow parenting and what to do insteadHow The Lost Tools of Learning flipped his view of Christian educationWhat it actually takes to build a high school from scratchChapters:00:00: Intro & Guest Welcome02:32: Growing Up in Texas04:55: Flaming Out at Rice07:45: A Damascus Moment10:05: Baseball, Tracy, and Starting Over14:26: The Board Retreat That Changed Everything28:04: Failure, Grit, and Snowplow Parenting40:12: Stepping Into the Head of School Role49:55: Discovering Classical Education59:27: Building Heritage's High SchoolResources:The Lost Tools of Learning — Dorothy SayersSociety for Classical LearningArcadia EducationClassical Learning Test (CLT)Heritage Preparatory SchoolHosted by Ryan Klopak (Arcadia Education) and Alex Julian (CLT). The Furrows podcast features leaders in classical education who have been transformed by classical education.Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios