When I was growing up, things scared me. I would let my anxiety and the opinions of others hold me back. I was afraid of what people thought of me.…
The word “basic” has a lot of different definitions depending on your field of study, whether it be chemistry, child development or philosophy. I had to do some virtual digging…
If you’re like me, you’ve woken up and not liked what you’ve seen in the mirror. Or maybe you’ve not really liked the way your classes are going, or you’ve…
So there I was, sitting at my terminal at the Atlanta airport, minding my own business. At that particular moment, the business I was minding was twofold: I was waiting…
I recently had one of those weekends where I literally did homework from Friday night to Sunday night. I did not leave campus except to go to Walmart. It would…
It is the only book to ever make me cry, and it turned 50 years old last month. “Stay gold, Ponyboy,” is the powerhouse takeaway from S. E. Hinton’s “The…
I must admit I had to do a great deal of research on this topic before I felt comfortable addressing the issue at hand. I wanted to address that both…
I need to confess something, and please try not to be shocked. Yes, I am the mild-mannered English teacher who never goes anywhere without a sport coat and a blue…
Iwould like to take this moment and reflect on the historic political season we all witnessed and will all be reflecting on today, tomorrow and for the next few weeks…
Well, I lost a bet. That makes me sad, but I’m sad for more reasons than one. I’ll get to that later. I’m a competitive guy. I don’t like to…