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Lecture Series What is the Parent Series? It is a series of panel discussions and lectures sponsored by The Heights School for the enrichment of our parent community. Who is welcome to attend? All members of The Heights parent community, their friends and guests, prospective parents, alumni, faculty and associates of the school community are welcome. When? There will be two events in the first semester and two events in the second semester on Wednesday or Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m. Where? All the events will be held at The Heights School. How? Lectures will be followed by a Q & A period. Panel discussions will have separate breakout sessions for lower, middle and upper school issues. Parents are welcome to attend the discussion panel in which they are interested. A get-together with refreshments will follow all events. Why? The Parent Series continues this year to provide an opportunity for the collegial enrichment of Heights families and a means for coming together to develop parent-to-parent friendships. This is not a "how-to" forum, but an occasion to exchange ideas with a sense of humor! Our theme for this year’s series is “The indispensable leadership of parents within the family.” The first lecture takes place Saturday, October 20, 2007 at The Heights School. Professor Brad Wilcox, professor of sociology at U.V.A. and father of three, will speak on: “Viva la Difference! What the Social Sciences Say about Gender Differences in Parenting” W. Bradford Wilcox, Ph.D., is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Virginia and a member of the James Madison Society at Princeton University. He studies marriage, fatherhood, parenting, and religion. He is the author of Soft Patriarchs, New Men: How Christianity Shapes Fathers and Husbands (University of Chicago Press, 2004). Wilcox has also published in the American Sociological Review, First Things, the Weekly Standard, and the Journal of Marriage and Family. He has previously held research fellowships at the Brookings Institution, Princeton University, and Yale University. Professor Wilcox’s research has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, USA Today, NBC’s The Today Show, and numerous NPR stations. Dr. Wilcox is married and the father of three children. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where: Upper School Building When: October 20, 2007 – 8:00 pm R.S.V.P.: rconaty@heights |
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