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PERSPECTIVES: What University Research + NIL Can Yield

If a mature athlete wants to try a “quick-fix” formula for success, so be it. However, I highly recommend academic …
by Roger Barbee/ January 18, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Rose” and Other Words

How far do we go in our best intentions to prevent someone from being slighted, hurt, or even harmed?
by Roger Barbee/ January 13, 2023/ Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Beowulf” Mistreated (in Virginia)

Events show what can happen when we allow the government to get involved in issues of culture.
by Roger Barbee/ November 2, 2022/ Public Higher Ed/

Razor Blades, Critical Thinking, and History

We need to be aware that the world has not always been as it is today.
by Roger Barbee/ January 30, 2022/ Public Higher Ed/

Appreciation for a Fellow Teacher, Friend, and Mentor

Jim Osuna is an educator to whom I am both indebted to and grateful.
by Roger Barbee/ November 4, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

A Learning Lesson for School Administrators

Some of the most enduring learning experiences come not via the classroom but by how administrators, teachers,  students, parents, and …
by Roger Barbee/ October 5, 2021/ Education, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Political Chatter Won’t Put a Good Roof Over on Our Public Schools

Useless noise manufactured to gain political advantage keeps us from addressing and solving major issues.
by Roger Barbee/ September 30, 2021/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: History Reframed

Former President Carter's "An Hour Before Daylight" (2001) compels a response.
by Roger Barbee/ August 29, 2021/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

Education Is Compromised When Politicians Get Into the Act

North Carolina’s F.A.C.T. (The Fairness and Accountability in the Classroom for Teachers and Students) is an example. It is about …
by Roger Barbee/ August 24, 2021/ Education, Society/

What You Need to Know About Anything

I have created my own library of “what I need to know.” Here’s why.
by Roger Barbee/ July 25, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

Reminder: College Coaches Are Educators

Failures have consequences and that was on display last week in Omaha at baseball’s College World Series.
by Roger Barbee/ June 27, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Truth. Beauty. Virtue.

One may criticize truth, beauty, and virtue as dated. But I believe they are timeless. 
by Roger Barbee/ February 4, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

“Oh, If Only We Required Such Study of Our Students and Ourselves”

It’s time to chart a new course for what it means ‘to be educated.’
by Roger Barbee/ January 21, 2021/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

Words Are Power, To Be Used Wisely

The backdrop… A local independent school is encouraged to include more literature in its curriculum that reflects the Black experience. …
by Roger Barbee/ December 22, 2020/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

A Thanksgiving Tribute Too Late

As I look back over the fifty-plus years since that fall of 1968, I thank my mentors for their patience, …
by Roger Barbee/ November 26, 2020/ Education, Perspectives, Society, Teaching/
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