Category Archives: Culture

To Lead, To Drive, To Do: Why (and How) I Teach

Posted on September 5, 2021 by The Academic Raven

(Originally published December 29, 2018) Students tend to like solid, concrete, specific answers. Or, more accurately, they like to know, solidly, concretely, and specifically what answers I want from them. They rarely get them, however, and that’s a good thing. … Continue reading →

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Losing Treasures; the Need for Cursive

Posted on April 9, 2017 by The Academic Raven

Article for the school paper, March, 2017 I have a treasure in my home, but I cannot access it. The treasure is a box of letters and postcards from grandparents, great-grandparents, great aunts, and others of my family. I am … Continue reading →

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The Value of Truth

Posted on February 9, 2017 by The Academic Raven

An essay penned for the school paper, Feb 3, 2017 This was not, in fact, the piece I intended to write. But as I scanned the news this morning, I was compelled to comment. Let me say first that my … Continue reading →

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