Jack Buckingham Retires after 31 Years in SWCS
Posted on May 30, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
Jack Buckingham was one of my teachers at Westland High School. This is a short feature on Buck.
buckingham, buck, westland, high school, whs
Desktops are not extinct
Posted on Mar 8, 2012 | Last Updated Mar 8, 2012
Editorial discussing the notion that the time of the desktop is over. I argue that the advent of smart phones, tablets and mobile devices do not preclude the value of the desktop.
computer, productivity, mobile device, ipad
Human ability and prejudice
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
Prejudice is a part of our world fading, but never quickly enough.
sexism, racism, prejudice
Educational Inflation
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
A critique of the value of educational diplomas.
high school diploma, college graduation, intellectual certification, educat
Hirsch shoulda did his homework
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
A stab at E. D. Hirsch's misplaced criticism of John Dewey.
e.d. hirsch, john dewey, educational debate
The MTV Generation
Posted on Dec 5, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011
Media giants hook the public on self-gratifying entertainment all in the name of freedom of speech.
mtv generation, pop culture, pop-culture, marketing, popular psychology, freedom of speech
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
Donald George Olson died at 72
Some memories and thoughts about my Dad
Posted on Mar 24, 2013 | Last Updated Apr 27, 2013
My Dad, Donald George Olson, died on March 18, 2013... just four days shy of his 73rd birthday.
donald olson, don, eulogy, death, died
