STEM Needs Storytelling

During undergrad, most of my chemical engineering classes were composed of dry lectures and nearly impenetrable textbooks. However, one class I particularly liked was Fluid Dynamics, the study of the properties and flow of liquids and gases in a pipe, container, across a surface, etc. I remember one class assignment involved calculating how long it... Continue Reading →

Do Parents Cause Kids to Hate School?

One evening after a long day at work, I had to help my oldest son with his pre-algebra homework. He kept making errors working with fractions, a concept I expected him to grasp several years ago. After about an hour of unfruitful instruction and already exhausted from a hard day at the office, I began... Continue Reading →

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