Evolution of a Shutterbug
Some tips on photography and an overview on my education with cameras.
Scams to make you feel cool
Scams I almost fell for... Poetry.com and Manchester Who's Who
Cyber Trial Lawyer or Cyber Bully?
I just got an email draft of a lawsuit against me for $7 Million dollars.
Subjects in the Classroom and Life
A discussion on the utilitarian value of the subjects our schools teach. This editorial on education was one of the last pieces Shawn Olson printed as a Messenger writer.
Junk Food won’t make you Chuck
A review of musical group Chuck's Junk by Shawn Olson, originally in the Westside Messenger.
My Experience at Westland High School
How an honor-roll student can lose heart and drop out
An overview of Shawn Olson's experience at Westland High School.
June 15, 2009 Newsletter
Newsletter including the retirement of Jack Buckingham. Discussion on teachers.
Ambitions and Weekends
Essay on being self-aware and realizing that the human psyche has some hardwired contradictions and paradoxes.
Educational Inflation
A critique of the value of educational diplomas.