The Price of Learning: Gradecard Dilemma
There is a paradox concerning a parent's push for good grades. The kids don't care about learning.
Obama's Health Care Reform
A skeptical view on the political debate on health care reform in America. This article questions the entire premise of forcing health care insurance on the public.
The root of educational failure
The reason public education suffers is because the primary participants (students and parents), do not share a love for learning.
Education in the Digital Age
Essay on education in the modern digital age.
Smart Kids in Distress
Advice for young artists and free thinkers struggling in high school.
Compare Values with Arbitrary Comparison Operator
JavaScript for comparing values when the operator to use is variable.
JavaScript function and sample code to dynamically compare two values. Accepts numeric and/or alphanumeric values and does a comparison on them based on a comparison parameter.
Some thoughts on learning
Shawn Olson criticizes the standard battle between educators promoting exclusive learning styles.
Education in Debt
The assumption that a diploma means educated is not well founded.
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.
Nature and Education
Shawn Olson calls for more inclusion of nature in education.
