I spoke to a new student about her experiences at St. Margaret's. Ask any student, and market runs are part of the happiness here. As many boarding schools are more isolated in the woodlands, St. Margaret's is located in our town of Tappahannock. Today's Thistle is a little eclectic with part of a conversation between Ken Myers and Zena Hitz, who authored a book about intellectual life. Sure, it's a departure from Walmart, but it's part of what St. Margaret's seeks is teaching the whole student and instilling a genuine love of learning. Our new Dean of Faculty, Mr. Foulk met with the humanities department yesterday and spoke of purposeful learning. That conversation was similar to this excerpt from Ken Myers and Zena Kitz .