‘Well, It’s Not Illegal!’ Some things are immoral, yet perfectly legal. While other things may be illegal, but not necessarily immoral.
Frequent Misconceptions About Charter Schools As a charter school founder, I hear many misconceptions about charter schools. Though I do not believe charter schools are necessarily the solution to the…
Looking Back as an Adult on My Parents’ Advice I imagine I was like most kids growing up when it came to my parents’ advice: dismissive at best. As a typical angsty pre-teen, I…
Our Community Is At Its Best When We Lift One Another Up A few weeks ago I was watching TV when I received one of those calls that you hope never to get. You know, the kind…
Notes From a Digital Immigrant: Travels Abroad in Cyberspace I admit it. I am not a digital native. I was born in the 1950s and completed my graduate studies in 1980. Because I teach…
Unless You Know Someone’s Story, Don’t ‘Compliment’ Them as Inspirational Calling someone who utilizes a wheelchair or someone who has some form of physical limitation “inspirational” is often an off-putting comment. I don’t want to…
Why Dogs are (Sometimes) Better than Cats In my life, I have known some cool cats. “Some” might be an overly generous amplification. Four. I’ll go with four. Brigitte was my childhood…
The Irony: My Wife is Criticized for Some Career Decisions I’m Praised For We are living in such interesting times. For much of my life I can remember being able to have a conversation with someone, and whether…
A Meditation on R.E.M., the Soundtrack of My Youth The band’s music often left me nostalgic for a feeling I’d never had.
Internet Has Helped Spread Information, But Not Necessarily Knowledge The spread of misinformation disrupts our society and undermines our ability to work together toward the common good.
Video: UCF Seeks to Digitally Reconstruct English Dictionary Used by the Nation’s Founding Fathers WFTV
