Jack Buckingham Retires after 31 Years in SWCS
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Jack Buckingham was one of my teachers at Westland High School. This is a short feature on Buck.
Information Overload
An Over-Abundance of Information in the Information Age
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.
Gun Issues
Looking at the gun control issue in America.
Pet People
A Chalkboard column by Shawn Olson about regulars at a pet store.
The Call for Religion in Schools
An unpublished editorial on religion in the classroom.
The Paradox of Cultural Relativism
An skeptical essay on the paradox of cultural relativism when taken to an extreme. My stance is that cultural relativism is only valid in a limited scope and should not be used to justify barbaric and supertitious societies.
Education in Debt
The assumption that a diploma means educated is not well founded.
Adventures with Del
In Memory of Delwin Olson
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Photos and tribute to my friend and cousin Delwin Olson.
Return to Norton Middle School
Short essay recounting a day I spent at Norton Middle School with Gary Sigrist.