Some truths about a school can only be learned through daily proximity to students. They live in the classroom, the hallway, the advising conversation, the residence hall, the practice space, and the quiet moment when an adult notices that something has changed.

Corey Alderdice, a national voice in talent and transformation, continues the Seeing the Whole School series by turning toward the work closest to students within the Proximity and Purpose Continuum. This episode honors the daily labor of teachers, counselors, advisors, coaches, mentors, and student support professionals whose proximity gives them insight that no report or dashboard can fully capture. Alderdice explores how student-proximate work gives schools their moral center, keeping institutional language grounded in lived experience.

At the same time, he considers the limits of proximity when immediate needs become disconnected from broader institutional purpose. The episode challenges schools to listen carefully to those closest to students while also helping that insight become part of a larger, sustainable vision for the whole institution.

For additional thoughts from Corey, visit coreyalderdice.com.

You can also follow him on Twitter/X, LinkedIn, BlueSky, YouTube, Instagram, and Threads.

A Facebook advertisement for a legal subscription service for college students seems like an oddly specific product—until you realize it makes perfect sense. Sometimes the newest products tell us less about the companies selling them and more about the institutions they're built around.

Corey Alderdice, a national voice on talent and transformation, explores what the emergence of "college legal insurance" reveals about the changing relationship between families and higher education. As colleges have become more expensive, more regulated, and more procedurally complex, trust has increasingly given way to policies, processes, and professional advocacy. Rather than debating the merits of one legal service, Corey examines the broader forces that made such a product possible—and what it suggests about the future of higher education.

For additional thoughts from Corey, visit coreyalderdice.com.

You can also follow him on Twitter/X, LinkedIn, BlueSky, YouTube, Instagram, and Threads.

Every person in a school sees something real. But no one sees the whole school alone.

Corey Alderdice, a national voice in talent and transformation, opens the Seeing the Whole School series by exploring how every role in a school comes with a distinct line of sight. Teachers, counselors, coaches, students, families, board members, advancement officers, civic partners, and school leaders each experience the institution from a particular vantage point. The challenge is that these views, while true, are also incomplete.

In this episode, Alderdice introduces the Proximity and Purpose Continuum as a way to understand how schools must connect the work closest to students with the work that sustains the institution. At its heart, this episode invites educators and stakeholders to approach the new school year with humility, curiosity, and a renewed commitment to seeing beyond the part of the school closest to them.

For additional thoughts from Corey, visit coreyalderdice.com.

You can also follow him on Twitter/X, LinkedIn, BlueSky, YouTube, Instagram, and Threads.