Promoting Interest in the Classroom
An essay about the role teachers play in making subjects interesting, valuable and relevant to students. Prompted by an Open-House visit to Westland High School.
Return to Norton Middle School
Short essay recounting a day I spent at Norton Middle School with Gary Sigrist.
Cultural Cataracts
A personal conversation about the challenges facing educational and cultural progress in the face of overwhelming ignorance and myopia.
Site Terms & Conditions
Basic terms and conditions for using the Shawn Olson Artistic Network.
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.
The MTV Generation
Media giants hook the public on self-gratifying entertainment all in the name of freedom of speech.
My failed faith
The evolution of Shawn Olson's views on faith, religion and ethics.
The Mask of Rogue 7 - Chapter 1
Part one of the Mask of Rogue 7 science fiction series by Shawn Olson.
The Sunset and Spirits
A trip to a mountain top turns into a flight of irrational terror.