The Price of Learning: Gradecard Dilemma
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Aug 16, 2013
There is a paradox concerning a parent's push for good grades. The kids don't care about learning.
misplaced values in education, gradecard dilemma
2013 in Review
Posted on Feb 26, 2014 | Last Updated Jan 16, 2023
Newsletter about 2013, including various losses in our family and other news.
2013, loss, death, dad, dog, opportunities
But Words Will Never Hurt Me
Posted on Jan 6, 2018 | Last Updated Aug 12, 2021
Editorial on negativity and entitlement amongst online communities.
entitlement, negativity, trolls
A World Without Pain
Posted on Sep 2, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
An essay in reaction to the New Orleans disaster following hurricane Katrina.
new orleans, hurricane katrina
Wall Worm Model Tools
Easily send your models from 3ds Max to the Valve Source Game Engine
Posted on Nov 18, 2010 | Last Updated Jan 14, 2023
I've written a new MAXScript to help automate sending models from 3ds Max to the Valve Source Game Engine.
3ds max, source, smd, export
A Day at the Dentist
Posted on Nov 25, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A weird and horrific story about a trip to the dentist gone wrong.
day dentist, dentist horror, dentist fiction
Renaissance Man
Posted on Mar 17, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
An essay on the extinction of the Renaissance Man or polymath in human history.
renaissance man, polymath, society, knowledge
My Experience at Westland High School
How an honor-roll student can lose heart and drop out
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
An overview of Shawn Olson's experience at Westland High School.
westland high school, student teacher conflict, smart kid, honor roll, drop out, dropout
The Life of Clarence Himes
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A biography of Clarence Himes by his grandson Shawn Olson.
clarence himes, grandpa, biography
