Author Archives: Damon R. Richardson

A Rain Forest for Ransom – A Utilitarian Approach

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Damon R. Richardson | Permalink 1

In our Ethics class session on Saturday (2/11) we moved in to our socratic seminar configuration to discuss the “Rain Forest for Ranson” article (TIME, Feb 6, 2012). The article was very interesting in that the Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa presented the global community with a proposition:  help us preserve the Yasuni National Park−a uniquely rich [...]
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VA. HOUSE BILL NO. 15 – Blog Assignment # 2

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Damon R. Richardson | Permalink 0

One (of many) responsibilities I carry out for my school division is the development of our division-wide school calendar for the upcoming school year. This requires me to work along with the other three regional school divisions including Henrico, Hanover and Chesterfield counties. This consortium is called the Regional Metro Calendar committee. The committee discusses [...]
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An Ethical Dilemma: The Right Decision Made, Perhaps?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Damon R. Richardson | Permalink 0

On a daily basis we are faced with ethical dilemmas: tough decisions that may have a negative or positive impact on a situation, but often at the cost of inconvenience or a challenge to our values and beliefs. We often hear about professional athletes, who are faced with the ethical dilemma of choosing to use [...] Read more »

Ethical Choices

A Policy Issue – Super PACs

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Damon R. Richardson | Permalink 0

Today’s Republican primary election in South Carolina marks an important anniversary in rise of a new political force:  Super PACs. Exactly two years ago today, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling paved the way for Super PACs, which are now flexing their strength and transforming the political campaigns of 2012. As I read the section on [...] Read more »

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A Response to The Penn State Scandal

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Damon R. Richardson | Permalink 0

In our first blog assignment for the EDLP704 class, we were asked to comment on the statement made by the newly appointed interim president to Penn State after the sexual abuse scandal news broke. Interim president, Rodney Erickson, was quoted as saying that in the future Penn State would “not only do what is required [...] Read more »

Our Final Class of EDLP 715

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Damon R. Richardson | Permalink 0

As our 715 course comes to a close (final class tomorrow!), I reflect on our short, but meaningful journey through this class. Indeed the course had its “fast-and-furious” moments, with papers due in no time at all, and lectures which I compare to drinking water from a firehouse. By forging through, however, I feel that [...] Read more »

My thoughts on scholarly and analytical writing, and double-loop reflection

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Damon R. Richardson | Permalink 0

The second class meeting of our writing course (10/14) brought both excitement and apprehension. The class brought excitement because I was eager to learn new writing concepts and strategies, and new ways to enhance my own writing style. However, at the same time, I was apprehensive because I knew the expectation would be that my [...] Read more »

The Loss of an Innovator

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Damon R. Richardson | Permalink 0

 I returned home from class tonight to (unfortunately) find that Steve Jobs of Apple has passed away. I say, today, we have lost a true visionary; a giant in the technology industry; and “the original silicon valley legend.” He exuded the Personal Dominance leadership principal with respect to his intellect, vision, and ingenuity. He will [...] Read more »

An Hypothesis!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Damon R. Richardson | Permalink 0

Ok, in an attempt to take a “stab” at developing my own theoretical justification for looking for a correlation between the LCI and MBTI scales, I started with my own self-reflective analysis from our previous EDLP 700 class. In that class, our final assignment was to provide a self-analysis of our LCI and MBTI results, [...] Read more »

It’s not about me!

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Damon R. Richardson | Permalink 0

What I learned on yesterday during the first meeting of our [EDLP 715] Principles for Professional Writing I course was simple, yet profound: my writing is for the reader. Up until yesterday, my thinking toward writing-whether it is a school district memorandum, an email, or even a 10 to 12 page paper-was to get “my [...] Read more »