Anonymous wrote:DCUM, never disappoints. I'm here for the comments (popcorn in hand).

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Anonymous wrote:Will say I find it intriguing he went from Calvert to Kincaid, a perfectly logical move, but then from Kincaid to Tatnall? That would seem like a significant step down. Calvert is a prestigious Baltimore K-8 with a long history and is very well known in the world of education. Kincaid is a prominent Houston school with an impressively fancy campus. But Tatnall is a minor Delaware school. Going from Kincaid to Landon makes more sense than Kincaid-Tatnall-Landon.

It’s amazing to me that you can post this, casting a shadow on him, with all sorts of speculation and suspicions while knowing nothing about him. And frankly, how can you know so much about all these schools? You’ve personally had children at all of them? 🙄

I know enough about these schools as I am from the Baltimore private school world and have family in Houston that it's undeniable Tatnall is a major step down from the previous two schools in general prestige. It is intriguing one would make this decision. Maybe he wanted to step back from a higher profile and higher pressure role for a while. Will say Landon is also a school that falls into the high profile category and the search committee chose him, so whatever the reasons were they did not hold it against him. Not wishing him anything but best luck in his new role.

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Anonymous wrote:Will say I find it intriguing he went from Calvert to Kincaid, a perfectly logical move, but then from Kincaid to Tatnall? That would seem like a significant step down. Calvert is a prestigious Baltimore K-8 with a long history and is very well known in the world of education. Kincaid is a prominent Houston school with an impressively fancy campus. But Tatnall is a minor Delaware school. Going from Kincaid to Landon makes more sense than Kincaid-Tatnall-Landon.

Maybe he wanted to move back to this general area and be closer to family. Who knows? But that would be a very logical reason given the locations of the schools. He sounds like a very experienced Head, so kudos to Landon for getting him.

I am always amazed that when discussing men moving jobs, no one ever suggests that perhaps his wife is the higher earner and she got a promotion with a move so he needed to follow.

I know nothing about this man’s family. But I find it odd that people always assume the man’s professional move is the one that moves the family. Some women are very successful professionally. Why is this never assumed?

Because at this point in time it's pretty much never true? I wish we lived in the kind of society you're talking about, but it's not odd at all to realize we don't.

FWIW his wife's career seems to be coaching lacrosse at the schools he works at. I'm sure she's no slouch -- she went to Yale -- but as far as I can tell her career has been in lacrosse.

Yale and Hopkins medical school.

She played lacrosse at Yale. She did not go to Hopkins’s medical school. Maybe a different degree there but definitely not the med school.

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Anonymous wrote:Will say I find it intriguing he went from Calvert to Kincaid, a perfectly logical move, but then from Kincaid to Tatnall? That would seem like a significant step down. Calvert is a prestigious Baltimore K-8 with a long history and is very well known in the world of education. Kincaid is a prominent Houston school with an impressively fancy campus. But Tatnall is a minor Delaware school. Going from Kincaid to Landon makes more sense than Kincaid-Tatnall-Landon.

Maybe he wanted to move back to this general area and be closer to family. Who knows? But that would be a very logical reason given the locations of the schools. He sounds like a very experienced Head, so kudos to Landon for getting him.

I am always amazed that when discussing men moving jobs, no one ever suggests that perhaps his wife is the higher earner and she got a promotion with a move so he needed to follow.

I know nothing about this man’s family. But I find it odd that people always assume the man’s professional move is the one that moves the family. Some women are very successful professionally. Why is this never assumed?

Because at this point in time it's pretty much never true? I wish we lived in the kind of society you're talking about, but it's not odd at all to realize we don't.

FWIW his wife's career seems to be coaching lacrosse at the schools he works at. I'm sure she's no slouch -- she went to Yale -- but as far as I can tell her career has been in lacrosse.

Yale and Hopkins medical school.

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Anonymous wrote:Will say I find it intriguing he went from Calvert to Kincaid, a perfectly logical move, but then from Kincaid to Tatnall? That would seem like a significant step down. Calvert is a prestigious Baltimore K-8 with a long history and is very well known in the world of education. Kincaid is a prominent Houston school with an impressively fancy campus. But Tatnall is a minor Delaware school. Going from Kincaid to Landon makes more sense than Kincaid-Tatnall-Landon.

Maybe he wanted to move back to this general area and be closer to family. Who knows? But that would be a very logical reason given the locations of the schools. He sounds like a very experienced Head, so kudos to Landon for getting him.

I am always amazed that when discussing men moving jobs, no one ever suggests that perhaps his wife is the higher earner and she got a promotion with a move so he needed to follow.

I know nothing about this man’s family. But I find it odd that people always assume the man’s professional move is the one that moves the family. Some women are very successful professionally. Why is this never assumed?

Because at this point in time it's pretty much never true? I wish we lived in the kind of society you're talking about, but it's not odd at all to realize we don't.

FWIW his wife's career seems to be coaching lacrosse at the schools he works at. I'm sure she's no slouch -- she went to Yale -- but as far as I can tell her career has been in lacrosse.

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Anonymous wrote:What happened to Jim Neill?

Jim Neil has served as Landon’s headmaster for 11 years and his son graduated in the Spring of 2024. He also just completed a $54M Capital Campaign.

To the dismay of the Landon naysayers, there is no story.

The new headmaster resume looks impressive and will have big shoes to fill.

Congrats to the Landon community.

I didn't mean to put you on the defensive, but why is he leaving and where is he going? He's too young to retire, unless he kept a cut of the $54 million for himself. It seems odd that Landon would dismiss a headmaster simply because a new candidate with an impressive resume came along.

He’s been there for over a decade and his some graduated last year. Sometimes people are just ready for something new.

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Anonymous wrote:Will say I find it intriguing he went from Calvert to Kincaid, a perfectly logical move, but then from Kincaid to Tatnall? That would seem like a significant step down. Calvert is a prestigious Baltimore K-8 with a long history and is very well known in the world of education. Kincaid is a prominent Houston school with an impressively fancy campus. But Tatnall is a minor Delaware school. Going from Kincaid to Landon makes more sense than Kincaid-Tatnall-Landon.

Maybe he wanted to move back to this general area and be closer to family. Who knows? But that would be a very logical reason given the locations of the schools. He sounds like a very experienced Head, so kudos to Landon for getting him.

I am always amazed that when discussing men moving jobs, no one ever suggests that perhaps his wife is the higher earner and she got a promotion with a move so he needed to follow.

I know nothing about this man’s family. But I find it odd that people always assume the man’s professional move is the one that moves the family. Some women are very successful professionally. Why is this never assumed?

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Anonymous wrote:What happened to Jim Neill?

Jim Neil has served as Landon’s headmaster for 11 years and his son graduated in the Spring of 2024. He also just completed a $54M Capital Campaign.

To the dismay of the Landon naysayers, there is no story.

The new headmaster resume looks impressive and will have big shoes to fill.

Congrats to the Landon community.

I didn't mean to put you on the defensive, but why is he leaving and where is he going? He's too young to retire, unless he kept a cut of the $54 million for himself. It seems odd that Landon would dismiss a headmaster simply because a new candidate with an impressive resume came along.

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Anonymous wrote:Will say I find it intriguing he went from Calvert to Kincaid, a perfectly logical move, but then from Kincaid to Tatnall? That would seem like a significant step down. Calvert is a prestigious Baltimore K-8 with a long history and is very well known in the world of education. Kincaid is a prominent Houston school with an impressively fancy campus. But Tatnall is a minor Delaware school. Going from Kincaid to Landon makes more sense than Kincaid-Tatnall-Landon.

It’s amazing to me that you can post this, casting a shadow on him, with all sorts of speculation and suspicions while knowing nothing about him. And frankly, how can you know so much about all these schools? You’ve personally had children at all of them? 🙄

I know enough about these schools as I am from the Baltimore private school world and have family in Houston that it's undeniable Tatnall is a major step down from the previous two schools in general prestige. It is intriguing one would make this decision. Maybe he wanted to step back from a higher profile and higher pressure role for a while. Will say Landon is also a school that falls into the high profile category and the search committee chose him, so whatever the reasons were they did not hold it against him. Not wishing him anything but best luck in his new role.

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Anonymous wrote:What happened to Jim Neill?

Jim Neil has served as Landon’s headmaster for 11 years and his son graduated in the Spring of 2024. He also just completed a $54M Capital Campaign.

To the dismay of the Landon naysayers, there is no story.

The new headmaster resume looks impressive and will have big shoes to fill.

Congrats to the Landon community.

I didn't mean to put you on the defensive, but why is he leaving and where is he going? He's too young to retire, unless he kept a cut of the $54 million for himself. It seems odd that Landon would dismiss a headmaster simply because a new candidate with an impressive resume came along.

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Anonymous wrote:What happened to Jim Neill?

Jim Neil has served as Landon’s headmaster for 11 years and his son graduated in the Spring of 2024. He also just completed a $54M Capital Campaign.

To the dismay of the Landon naysayers, there is no story.

The new headmaster resume looks impressive and will have big shoes to fill.

Congrats to the Landon community.