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Murray likens the process to teaching
someone how to swim. “I tell faculty, don’t
give the boy eighteen things to think about,
like you’re elbows need to do this and your
hips need to turn while your legs and feet do
that, no, just give him two things to think
about, what his hands need to do and what
his feet need to do, and the rest will fall in
place,” he says. In such moments of truth,
Murray says the faculty understands that
they have to be fully present, fair and sup-
portive. “These are critically important mo-
ments when you just can’t compromise ... if
the boy knows there is an adult there every
time with the right message, right advice,
and the right support, it will help drive his
commitment.” Commitment is an integral
aspect of the University School environ-
ment. Students and faculty alike are held to
high standards of performance. On the fac-
ulty side, University School benefits from al-
lowing teachers the opportunity to perform
