Which published oped or article (in print) would you like to read?
2009-present
Taxpayers Stripped, Too
(oped, Philadelphia Daily News, November 17, 2009)Crew Returns to Penn Charter
(article, Penn Charter Alumni Magazine, fall 2009)Who Moved the 12th Street Meetinghouse?
(article, Penn Charter Alumni Magazine, spring 2009)Philadelphia Friends Schools
(book, Arcadia Press, spring 2009)Question of Authority
(article, Philadelphia Lawyer Magazine,spring 2009)A Little Help from Your Friends
(oped, Baltimore Sun, April 2, 2008)Bring Integrity to the Internet
(oped, Christian Science Monitor, March 19, 2009)
2008
The Virtual Schoolyard
(article, Philadelphia Lawyer, summer 2008)Expanded Marriage Rites Pose No Threat
(oped, Philadelphia Daily News, June 16, 2008)Going Online, Finding a Voice
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 29, 2008)Gooooooaaaaaal?
(oped, Philadelphia Daily News, April 2, 2008)Closing the Great College Divide
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, Feb. 26, 2008)Who Needs Writers?
(oped, Baltimore Sun, Jan. 28, 2008)Techno-savvy Teachers Lead Penn Charter
(article, Penn Charter Alumni Magazine, Jan. 2008)
2007
Nix the Noose
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 3, 2007)Meeting for Worship, Schoolchildren, and You
(essay, P.C.P.D., Fall 2007)Dean Franek Gets Suspended
(oped, Philadelphia Daily News, Oct. 1, 2007)Web Pulls World into Classroom
(oped, Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 10, 2007)
The Write Way to Learn
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 6, 2007)Friends and Cyberspace
(article, Friends Journal, Sept., 2007)What We’ve Learned
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 8, 2007)Grassroots Gun Control Begins with the Young
(oped, Trenton Times, April 20, 2007)What Book-banners Never Learned
(oped, Philadelphia Daily News, March 26, 2007)YouTube It!
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, Feb. 19, 2007)Don’t Ask, Don’t Cell
(oped, Philadelphia Daily News, Jan. 22, 2007)
2006
New Year’s Resolutions for the Police
(oped, Chestnut Hill Local, Dec. 28, 2006)
Facebook’s Founder Inspires the Young
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 12, 2006)
For the Love of Reading
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, Aug. 28, 2006)
Fill Vacation Void with the Activities of Summertime
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 6, 2006)
Lessons from the Duke Debacle
(oped, Baltimore Sun, May 4, 2006)
Time to Think
(oped, New York Times, March 29, 2006)
Blogs Teach Big Lessons
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 28, 2006)
My Summers in Cool Eden
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 12, 2006)
Diabetes and Living Healthy
(oped, Baltimore Sun, Feb. 6, 2006)The Business of Controversial Topics
(oped, Teaching Tolerance Journal, Jan. 2006)
2005
Foiling Cyberbullies in the New Wild West
(article, Educational Leadership Journal, Dec. 2005)Sad Lessons in Cyber-discipline
(oped, Philadelphia Daily News, Dec. 7, 2005)Cherish the Newsprint on Your Thumbs
(oped, Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 18, 2005)Why We Need Newspapers
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 6, 2005)Remember Teaching Titans
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 6, 2005)A Flawed Design in Schools
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 12, 2005)Shoot the Author, Not the Reader
(essay, English Journal, July 2005)A Lesson in Cars–and Life
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 17, 2005)A Small Step in the Write Direction
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 21, 2005)Parents of ‘Twixters’ Are at Fault
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, Feb. 17, 2005)New SAT Writing Section Scores Low
(oped, Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 15, 2005)
2004
Cite It!
(letter to the editor, Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 15, 2004)Celebrate Books and Our Right to Choose
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 26, 2004)Why Cheating in School Has Steadily Grown
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 10, 2004)Rise of the Cyberbully Demands New Rules
(oped, Christian Science Monitor, May 10, 2004)Philadelphia Friends School Welcomes Diversity
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, Feb. 5, 2004)Gay Marriage Debate
(letter to the editor, York Sunday News, March 25, 2004)
2003
Hypocrisy and Race Alive and Well
(oped, York Sunday News, Dec. 28, 2003)
Reveal the Racial Data on SAT Scores
(oped, Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 17, 2003)
Rush Limbaugh Sacks Himself
(oped, Chestnut Hill Local, Oct. 9, 2003)
Fashion Changes, School Doesn’t
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, Aug. 29, 2003)
Senator Santorum’s Class
(oped, Chestnut Hill Local, April 25, 2003)
Race Should Play a Role in School Admissions
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 9, 2003)
Why I Feel Sorry for LeBron James
(oped, Harrisburg-Patriot News, Feb 19, 2003)
2002
Where Is Your Child Going to College?
(oped, Chicago Tribune, Dec. 31, 2002)
Conduct Code Runs Amok
(oped, York Sunday News, Oct. 13, 2002)
Technology Will Change How Schools Operate
(oped, Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 3, 2002)
Soccer Columnist Was Uninformed
(letter, York Daily News, July 4, 2002)
Truth and the Movies
(letter, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 25, 2002)
Intended Firemen Statue in Brooklyn Bites the Dust
(oped, Raleigh News & Observer, March 10, 2002)
Harry Potter Is At It Again
(oped, Harrisburg-Patriot News, Feb. 22, 2002, Jan. 16, 2002)
Racists, Anarchists, and Football Thugs
(oped, York Sunday News, Jan. 16, 2002)
Poor Sportsmanship and Pushy Parents
(oped, Chicago Tribune, Jan. 15, 2002)
You Can’t Measure Patriotism with Stars and Stripes
(oped, Baltimore Sun, Jan. 10, 2002)
2001 and Earlier
Tolkien Reader Repels Invasion of Imagination
(oped, Baltimore Sun, Dec. 16, 2001)
Producing Student Films: Shakespeare on Screen
(essay, English Journal, March 1996)
No More Monkey-Dances
(letter to the editor, Montgomery Advertiser, Nov. 12, 1995)
The Rookie Year: Advice from a Second-Year Teacher
(article, English Journal, Feb. 1995)
In Defense of Antioch College’s Sex Codes
(oped, Durham Independent, March 30, 1994)
