The loving neighborhood – For Residents Only
Posted on Nov 5, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011
Communites want to stop teenage crime, but continue to take away legitimate outlets for youthful activities.
The loving neighborhood – For Residents Only - social problems, urban decay, children and society, sports, athletic outlets
Cultural Cataracts
Posted on Nov 12, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
A personal conversation about the challenges facing educational and cultural progress in the face of overwhelming ignorance and myopia.
parenting, education, society, culture
Google's Dewey Update
Posted on Jun 9, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
Some thoughts on the latest upheaval to the search engine world and the so-called Dewey Update.
google, dewey update
Protest and Support
Posted on Mar 25, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
War protestors and supporters both have serious flaws in their arguments.
war protest, iraq war, suddam hussein, peace, conflict
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
My Experience at Westland High School
How an honor-roll student can lose heart and drop out
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
An overview of Shawn Olson's experience at Westland High School.
westland high school, student teacher conflict, smart kid, honor roll, drop out, dropout
The nature of apathy
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
To be apathetic is to invite entropy, says Olson. How do we deal with it?
apathy, entropy, progress, decay
Lady Beetles
Posted on Oct 15, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 1, 2011
Lady Beetles didn't swarm us this year, but next year they might!
lady beetles, ladybugs, malasian multicolored lady beetle, malb, carnivorous insects, insect photos, adult corn root worm
