Back when Dave Barry was still writing a syndicated column, we used to get it in the Branson paper, and it was always fun to[…]
I attended a handful of institutions of higher learning in my early academic sojourns. As a result, I have received tons of alumni magazines over[…]
Francis Bacon said “Travel in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience”. I would rephrase that: Travel,[…]
After the last two columns related to homeschooling, and the various responses I received, I have re-affirmed the age-old maxim: “The best way to expand[…]
Last column, I carefully waded into the homeschooling arena, not without trepidation. But, I actually did so as a launching pad for this column. I’d[…]
One of my recent newspaper columns looked very broadly at the topic of homeschooling. (For the blog version of this column see Homeschool.Education.) My good[…]
What an interesting phenomenon the ‘home school’ movement has become! It seems that more and more, we hear of parents that are going this route. […]
It’s an irony that has struck me for decades now, having seen and experienced it so often. Call me naïve, but wouldn’t one think, on[…]
April is usually celebrated each year as Mathematics Education (or Awareness) Month. I’m guessing you may have missed that? Indeed, you may even question the[…]
This story really did happen, but I’ve never been able to fully get my head around it. Was I the ‘victim’ of a good natured[…]