Lost in the Wilderness (Part 1)

Mind Matters An Occasional Column by Anthony D. Fredericks Lost in the Wilderness (Part 1) This Fall, 700,000 adjunct instructors will be hired to teach more than 16 million full and part-time undergraduate college students. Depending on the institution, 50-70% of all...

All About Marie Curie Won Gold in Young Reader Nonfiction

Putting much time and effort into an important project whether it is a work of art, a game of sports, or writing that novel you have always dreamed of; one attains a great feeling of achievement and worth when that project is completed. Even more so when the effort is...

Insights on the Creative Process

Creative Minds A Regular Column by Anthony D. Fredericks Insights on the Creative Process We all aspire to be creative individuals.  Unfortunately, the concept of creativity is something often shrouded in secrecy, wrapped in myths, and subject to much...

Were You Born Creative? Or Not?

Creative Minds A Regular Column by Anthony D. Fredericks Were You Born Creative?  Or Not? How often have you heard the following statements?  Alternatively, and more specifically, how often have you said these statements yourself?:  “I couldn’t draw a straight line if...

Saint Patrick’s Battalion

We have heard of the Revolutionary War.  We have heard of the Civil War. There was another war fought between 1846 and 1848. The Mexican-American War. With a deep interest in this war, New York Times bestselling author, James Alexander Thom, began to research it. He...