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Philosophical Writings:
Booklet: An Introduction
to Ethics ($1.00)
Booklet: The
Abortion Debate ($1.00)
Book: The Meaning of
Love ($4.00)
Book: Ethical
and Philosophical
Foundations of
Economics ($4.00)
Fighting
for the
Higher Self
Reasoning: What
It Is
To Be Rational ($0.50)
Simplistic
Moral Reasoning
Words,
Pictures,
Logic, Ethics, and Not Being God
Guilt and
Forgiveness ($0.50)
Justification
of
Punishment ($0.50)
The
Value
of Labor and the Myth of Sisyphus ($0.50)
Disrespect
and Disproportionate Retaliation
Commentary on
the book
of Job
God
and Evil
Some
Thoughts
About How Machines Could Think
The
Concept
of "Tolerance"
The
Concept
of Intimacy
Understanding
Each Other
False
Cause, Misdiagnosis, and the Fallacy of Affirming the Consequent
The
Concept
of "Racial Profiling" ($0.50)
Marriage,
Civil Union, and "Same-sex Marriage"
The
Concept of Universal Health Insurance
The
Concept of the Right to Physician-Assisted Suicide
The
Flaw of Legalism in Society and Education
Abandoning
the Public Pursuit of Personal Excellence
The
Definition
of Death
Misguiding
Values
The
Slippery
Slope Argument ($0.50)
Some
Jewish Beliefs
as Found in Jewish Prayers
Scientific
Confirmation
The
Debate
Between Evolution and Intelligent Design ($0.50)
Evolution
and the Myth of (the Significance of) the Male Orgasm
The Myth About "Myths About Passion In the Bedroom"
"Realistic"
Sex Education Programs
Protections
For Disobeying Bad Laws?
Morality
and Law ($0.50)
Business Ethics and BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama
Group
Loyalty and Being a Good Person
Serving
and Promoting Higher Purpose
Constitutional
Safeguards For Majority Rule ($0.50)
Ethics Laws for Government Officials
Democracy, Religion, and Moral Leadership
The
Need
for Protection Against Governmental and
Commercial
Callous Indifference and Unreasonableness
The Proper
Role
of Judges: Compatible with Compassion?
Requiring
Judicial Recusal from Presiding Over Cases Involving Election
Contributors
Copyright
in the Digital Age
The
Opportunity
and Peril of
Constitutional
Reform in Alabama
Itches
Without
Scratches
Legitimately
Lying
Pain
and Pleasure,
And Their Perception
A
Philosophy of
Photography ($0.50)
A
Perspective on the Ethics of Clinical Medical
Research
on Human Subjects
Fair
Economic Trade
Across Generations
A
Proposed Model
for Overcoming the 2008 Financial “Meltdown”
When
Economic Process Displaces Purpose
Qualitative
Quantitative
Debate in Social Science
A
Philosophy
of Science Logic Problem
Judge
Roy Moore's Error and Controversy
(Alabama
Courthouse and the Ten Commandments)
However, even though Moore is wrong,
A
Public
Official's Expressing Faith Does Not
Necessarily
Combine Church and State
Stem
Cell Research and
Sacrifice for Others: the Inconsistency of the Conservative View
Anatomy
of a Tax Increase Defeat in Alabama
Time Space Analogy
Why
I Believe
I Find Ice Hockey and Soccer Boring to Watch
Law
and
Order and Morality
Educational
Aspects
of House (the TV program)
Moral
Looting
in the Aftermath of Disasters
Subject Matter Teaching:
Study Help
Teaching
Math to Young Children ($0.50)
Reading
As
Children Do
Understanding
Algebra ($0.50)
Algebra
I Supplemental
Preface
Math
"Rate"
Problems ($0.50)
Constructing
Counter Dilemmas From Dilemmas
E-Mail
Introduction
to Philosophy
The Theban Plays
of Sophocles
Writing
College Papers and Exam Answers
Preparing
College Reading Assignments
A
Loose
Introduction to Reading Plato
Uses
and
Importance of Hyperlinks
Writing
Rhyming
Poetry Without Talent
The
Power and
Purpose of Poetry in Prose
Teaching
Literary Style
Explanations
and Pseudo-Explanations in Science
Math,
Science,
Knowledge, and Nature
Shedding
Light on
Time: Learning and Teaching Difficult Concepts
Why
Graphs of
Equations in the Form
Y = aX + b
Turn
Out To Be Linear (i.e., Straight Lines)
More
About
Fractions Than Anyone Needs to Know
Teaching
"Quantity"
Fractions
The
Concept
of the Mole in Chemistry -- Why It Works, and Why It Is Important
Stoichiometry
Stuff in Chemistry
Selected
Passages from
Jane Austen
Understanding
Photography ($15.00)
Strategy
in
Tennis (Particularly Doubles) ($0.50)
The World of
Group
E-Mail
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Philosophy of Education Writings:
The
Socratic Method:
Teaching by Questions ($0.50)
Teaching
Effectively:
Helping Students Absorb and
Assimilate
Material ($0.50)
Online Versus Onground Teaching
Understanding
and
Teaching Place-Value ($0.50)
Between
Parent and Institution
To
Parents
Trying to Improve Schools
The
Concept
of Teaching "To" the Test ($0.50)
Equal
"Opportunity"
To Learn
Desirable
School Curriculum
Suspension
and Expulsion from Schools
Formal
Systems Need Discretionary Mechanisms
Unfairness
of the College Board SATs
The
Immorality
of Giving Tests for Grades in Teaching
Using
Questions to Teach Better
A
Common,
but Terrible, Mistake in Teaching Math and Science ($0.50)
"Explaining"
Math Poorly
Testing
Reading
Fostering
Insights and Understanding Through Teaching
Teaching
Science and Literature
Mislabeling
"Highly Qualified" Teachers
A Critique of Darling-Hammond's Critique of Teach for America
Teaching
Logic and Abstract Thinking to Third Graders?
Having
Understanding
Versus Knowing Correct Explanations
Insight,
Inspiration, Logic, and Learning
Understanding,
Shallow Thinking, and Schools
Learning
in
a Classroom
"Thinking"
Is Most Difficult for Supposedly Best Students
Understanding
"Understanding":
What It Means to "Understand" Something ($0.50)
Moral
and
Spiritual Values & (Public) Schools ($0.50)
The
Problem
With Teaching Through Bribery and Coercion
The
Point
of Studying Ethics ($0.50)
Doing
Ethics:
Rational and Creative Thinking
The
Uses of
Philosophy In Today's World ($0.50)
Making the Most
of Your
University Courses; What to Expect Academically at College
Evaluating
Students,
Teachers, and Student Teachers
Evaluating
Teachers by Video Tape Lessons and Portfolios
Methodology
vs Content in Teaching
Schools
Are Not Places of Education
Typical
School
Curriculum and Instruction
Are Too
Narrow
and Wasteful
Adopting
a
Kidnapper's Creed for Education:
No
Child
Left Behind
Incidental
Institutional Bias
A
Proposal
to Fund Education Better Without
Increasing
Taxes or Having a Lottery
Student
Violence
The
Alabama
High School Curriculum and Exit Exam -- comments about the
curriculum
apply to schools in other states as well.
Summer
Renaissance
Program Proposal
Computers
Versus Books and Paper in Schools?
Significant
Differences
Between Writing and Talking; Why Talking Seems Easier
About
Simplifying
Teaching Theories
Bogus
"Critical
Thinking" Teaching Strategies
Learning
Styles?
Raising
Kids
Jewish (not to be confused
with
raising
Jewish kids)
A
Case Against
Government Awards of Recognition (Particularly by Schools)
[Many of these same essays, organized in an online
book format with an Introduction]
Photos Set to Poetry and Music
Poetry Set
to Photography
and Music (Slide Shows)
Business Web Pages:
Rick Garlikov
Photography
Studio
Philosophical
Counseling
Business
Ethics
Web Page Design and Creation
Birmingham
Suburbs
Real Estate Agents and Companies (a web page for real estate
agents
in the Birmingham, Alabama area)
Agentes
de Bienes
Raíces en Birmingham, Alabama (a web page for
Spanish-speaking
real estate agents in the Birmingham, Alabama area)
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