NOTE TO READERS: If you thought you were being linked to Marvin De Jong’s GUEST PHOTO, my apologies. I goofed, of course. I’ll run his[…]
A March 13 article in the Washington Post begins with this sentence: “Finn Laursen believes millions of American children are no longer learning right from[…]
In the last column/blog, I shared some very quick scenes from my life’s movie. These scenes all related to the role of athletics in my[…]
Back in August, I wrote a column suggesting that we all suffer when ‘the arts’ are neglected in our school curricula. (See the column at[…]
Decades ago, a graduate dean instructing one of my doctoral classes wrote an interesting piece about the importance of taking time to think, to reflect,[…]
How can a brief look from one 8th grader be so memorable and so instructive? It was very early in my career, and I was[…]
Recently, I’ve been reminded of a letter to the editor that appeared in the Springfield paper well over a year ago. The letter was bemoaning[…]
I must say I hadn’t planned on exploring the ‘wrapping gumballs’ problem again quite this soon, but then I hadn’t planned on quite the response I[…]
You have 5000 gumballs. You want to put them in a container for a Christmas present for a young relative. What size container would you[…]
The story is told that two villagers came before a Sufi judge with their disagreement. The first villager stated his case, and, when he finished,[…]