Reading Problems
Posted on Sep 14, 2003 | Last Updated Aug 16, 2013
Common reading problems.
reading problems
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
A Yahoo Speaks Out
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
An unpublished editorial where Shawn Olson responds to a crankpot reader.
yahooism, censorship, prudish critics
Evolution of a Shutterbug
Posted on Apr 20, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 9, 2011
Some tips on photography and an overview on my education with cameras.
photographers history, shutterbug, cameras, pictures
Educational Drop-Outs
Posted on Feb 9, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Observations on high school drop-outs and society.
education, high school drop-outs,
Information Overload
An Over-Abundance of Information in the Information Age
Posted on Apr 4, 2010 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
An essay on the trends on the Internet that cause an explosion of information that is often antithetical to the ideals of democracy and progress. This essay cautions parents, teachers and community leaders to be wary of every emerging media outlet.
internet, society, media, information, data, knowledge
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
This Art is Alive
Posted on Apr 24, 2013 | Last Updated Apr 24, 2013
Poem about the nature of human interactions. We all want to impose ourselves, visions and beliefs onto others. But it is always a give-and-take adventure.
communication, interaction, human, relations, relationship, paradigm, control
