Who knows the teacher that students will find when the door to their classroom closes? We all hope for an all-star, but too often find an entrenched minor leaguer. "Behind Closed Doors" is a first book by an author with a background of 26 years as a public school teacher and principal. It explores the author's rude awakening, when a second career caused him to question whether he had accomplished anything at all during his years as an educator. George Coussoulos questions the methodologies and content of much that is called education. He takes the reader through his varied experiences, and...

The Transformation of Thomas Jefferson: The Dilemma of Slavery A Speculative Fiction Thomas Jefferson spoke out against slavery in no uncertain terms. He considered it contrary to the laws of nature that decreed everyone had a right to personal liberty. He called the institution an "abominable crime," an "assemblage of horrors," a "moral depravity," a "hideous blot," and a "fatal stain." Early in his political career Jefferson took actions that he hoped would end in slavery's abolition. In his 1776 draft of Virginia Constitution he wrote "No person hereafter coming into this country shall be...