Garlikov Rick Photography Studio

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The following are online free, except in the few cases where a price is given.

The Meaning of Love (Online free; Softcover: $23.95)
Fighting for the Higher Self
Reasoning: What It Is To Be Rational
Simplistic Moral Reasoning
The Abortion Debate ($7.50)
Words, Pictures, Logic, Ethics, and Not Being God
Guilt and Forgiveness
Justification of Punishment
The Value of Labor and the Myth of Sisyphus
Disrespect and Disproportionate Retaliation
Commentary on the book of Job
God and Evil
Some Thoughts About How Machines Could Think
The Concept of "Tolerance"
The Concept of Intimacy
Understanding Each Other
False Cause, Misdiagnosis, and the Fallacy of Affirming the Consequent
The Concept of "Racial Profiling"
Marriage, Civil Union, and "Same-sex Marriage"
The Concept of Universal Health Insurance
The Concept of the Right to Physician-Assisted Suicide
The Flaw of Legalism in Society and Education
Abandoning the Public Pursuit of Personal Excellence
The Definition of Death

The Slippery Slope Argument
Some Jewish Beliefs as Found in Jewish Prayers
An Introduction to Ethics

The Debate Between Evolution and Intelligent Design
Evolution and the Myth of (the Significance of) the Male Orgasm
The Myth About "Myths About Passion In the Bedroom"
"Realistic" Sex Education Programs
Protections For Disobeying Bad Laws?
Morality and Law
Group Loyalty and Being a Good Person
Serving and Promoting Higher Purpose
Constitutional Safeguards For Majority Rule
The Need for Protection Against Governmental and
Commercial Callous Indifference and Unreasonableness
The Proper Role of Judges: Compatible with Compassion?
Requiring Judicial Recusal from Presiding Over Cases Involving Election Contributors

The Opportunity and Peril of
Constitutional Reform in Alabama
Ethical and Philosophical Foundations of
Economics (an online book)
Itches Without Scratches

Pain and Pleasure, And Their Perception
A Philosophy of Photography
A Perspective on the Ethics of Clinical Medical
Research on Human Subjects
Fair Economic Trade Across Generations
A Proposed Model for Overcoming the 2008 Financial “Meltdown”
When Economic Process Displaces Purpose
Qualitative Quantitative Debate in Social Science
A Philosophy of Science Logic Problem
Judge Roy Moore's Error and Controversy
(Alabama Courthouse and the Ten Commandments)
However, even though Moore is wrong,
A Public Official's Expressing Faith Does Not
Necessarily Combine Church and State
Stem Cell Research and Sacrifice for Others: the Inconsistency of the Conservative View
Anatomy of a Tax Increase Defeat in Alabama
Why I Believe I Find Ice Hockey and Soccer Boring to Watch
Law and Order and Morality
Educational Aspects of House (the TV program)
Moral Looting in the Aftermath of Disasters

Subject Matter Teaching:

Teaching Math to Young Children
Reading As Children Do

Algebra I Supplemental Preface
Math "Rate" Problems
Constructing Counter Dilemmas From Dilemmas
E-Mail Introduction to Philosophy
The Theban Plays of Sophocles
Writing College Papers and Exam Answers
Preparing College Reading Assignments
A Loose Introduction to Reading Plato
Uses and Importance of Hyperlinks
Writing Rhyming Poetry Without Talent
The Power and Purpose of Poetry in Prose
Teaching Literary Style
Explanations and Pseudo-Explanations in Science
Math, Science, Knowledge, and Nature
Shedding Light on Time: Learning and Teaching Difficult Concepts
Why Graphs of Equations in the Form
Y = aX + b Turn Out To Be Linear (i.e., Straight Lines)
More About Fractions Than Anyone Needs to Know
Teaching "Quantity" Fractions
The Concept of the Mole in Chemistry -- Why It Works, and Why It Is Important
Stoichiometry Stuff in Chemistry
Selected Passages from Jane Austen

Strategy in Tennis (Particularly Doubles)
The World of Group E-Mail

Philosophy of Education Writings:

The Socratic Method: Teaching by Questions
Teaching Effectively: Helping Students Absorb and

Understanding and Teaching Place-Value
Between Parent and Institution
To Parents Trying to Improve Schools
The Concept of Teaching "To" the Test
Equal "Opportunity" To Learn
Desirable School Curriculum
Suspension and Expulsion from Schools
Formal Systems Need Discretionary Mechanisms
Unfairness of the College Board SATs
The Immorality of Giving Tests for Grades in Teaching
Using Questions to Teach Better
A Common, but Terrible, Mistake in Teaching Math and Science
"Explaining" Math Poorly

Fostering Insights and Understanding Through Teaching
Teaching Science and Literature
Mislabeling "Highly Qualified" Teachers
Teaching Logic and Abstract Thinking to Third Graders?
Having Understanding Versus Knowing Correct Explanations
Insight, Inspiration, Logic, and Learning
Understanding, Shallow Thinking, and Schools
Learning in a Classroom
"Thinking" Is Most Difficult for Supposedly Best Students
Understanding "Understanding": What It Means to "Understand" Something
Moral and Spiritual Values & (Public) Schools
The Problem With Teaching Through Bribery and Coercion
The Point of Studying Ethics
Doing Ethics: Rational and Creative Thinking
The Uses of Philosophy In Today's World
Making the Most of Your University Courses; What to Expect Academically at College
Evaluating Students, Teachers, and Student Teachers
Evaluating Teachers by Video Tape Lessons and Portfolios
Methodology vs Content in Teaching
Schools Are Not Places of Education
Typical School Curriculum and Instruction
Are Too Narrow and Wasteful
Adopting a Kidnapper's Creed for Education:
No Child Left Behind
Incidental Institutional Bias
A Proposal to Fund Education Better Without
Increasing Taxes or Having a Lottery

The Alabama High School Curriculum and Exit Exam -- comments about the curriculum apply to schools in other states as well.
Summer Renaissance Program Proposal
Computers Versus Books and Paper in Schools?
Significant Differences Between Writing and Talking; Why Talking Seems Easier
About Simplifying Teaching Theories
Bogus "Critical Thinking" Teaching Strategies

Raising Kids Jewish (not to be confused
with raising Jewish kids)
A Case Against Government Awards of Recognition (Particularly by Schools)
[Many of these same essays, organized in an online book format with an Introduction]

Based On All the Above:

Student Tutoring and Mentoring Service
Parent Mentoring Service

Poetry Set to Photography and Music (Slide Shows)

Rick Garlikov Photography Studio

Web Page Design and Creation
Birmingham Suburbs Real Estate Agents and Companies (a web page for real estate agents in the Birmingham, Alabama area)
Agentes de Bienes Raíces en Birmingham, Alabama (a web page for Spanish-speaking real estate agents in the Birmingham, Alabama area)

To contact me, e-mail: garlikov@hiwaay.net or call (205) 822-7466. An informal resume is at www.garlikov.com/Vitae.htm