I grew up in a middle class home at a time when most of my peers were going to college. After spinning my wheels for a year or two, completely unprepared to make any kind of decision that might influence my future career, I decided to major in English, a subject that has never brought me … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Education
The Hidden Significance of Frogs
**Let me start by offering a bit of a disclaimer. This piece is not intended as a jab at our public schools, nor any specific institutions in Rolla. I appreciate the dedicated teachers who work hard, enduring often challenging classroom dynamics, for little pay. I firmly believe that paying teachers what they are worth … Continue reading »
The $10,000 Question
A few nights ago, I found myself literally mesmerized by an episode of the Animal Planet series, Fatal Attractions, a show about people who have exotic animals as pets. The program featured two people who kept venomous snakes in their homes. Both of these individuals had a long standing attraction to reptiles going back to childhood. … Continue reading »
