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About me - W Thomas Payne

Freelance writer, photographer, and general handyman with words, I roam the back roads of America looking for the slightly different, the bizarre, and the fun that can be found in those 'off the highway' locales.

Over the last 25 years, I have been a landlord

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Education > Education (Other) How to be an effective advocate for your child at school: 12 of 23
This is a personal story, and one I hope does not embarrass my son for the telling. This is a true story, and one that drove many of my decisions for the most of the past two decades. This is a story of a school administrator, and a snap judgment on her part that I refused to accept. When he was just five years old. I foreve... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy Are gifted and talented programs elitist?: 21 of 34
The concept that gifted and talented programs in the schools (if you can even find one) are elitist is a concept conceived in the mire of political correctness, its supporters wanting us all to be alike, when the reality is that we are not, and not every child is gifted and not every child is talented. Gifted and talented pr... More..
Education > Education (Other) Should public schools offer courses in the Bible?: 58 of 87
Why shouldn't the Bible be available in public schools, alongside the Quran, the teachings of Buddha, the writings of Confucius, the Bhagavad Gita, and even wiccan tracts? All of these works comprise part of what is the human condition, and over half of the world's population follows some form of the philosophies and teachin... More..