What if I Handed You a Rose to Avoid an Argument? by Francis P. Koster, Ed.D. How would you feel if I came up to...

Who’s Your Hero? High School Students Lead the Way by Francis P. Koster, Ed.D. The Harvard Business Review shook the ground a lot a few...

U.S. Must Lead on Sustainable Energy Sources  by Francis P. Koster, Ed.D. In the 1970's, at least two billion souls in the world had neither...

How to Help Poor People Deny the Tooth Fairy by Francis P. Koster, Ed.D. In a recent column I told of my frustrations as I...

Treating Obesity as the Result of an Addiction by Francis P. Koster, Ed.D. When many of us see a child with Down Syndrome or other...

Seizing the Ebola Moment to Teach Hygiene by Francis P. Koster, Ed.D. Do you know why "important people" are called "bigwigs"?   You hear it often...

Creating the Bottom 10 Percent by Francis P. Koster, Ed.D.   The phrase "Mad as a Hatter" is falling into disuse - I suspect many...

Note:  This column was first published in the Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Observer on October 5, 2014.  An impressive explaination of how community metrics can be...

Chronically-Sick Kids Helped by Electronic School-Based Monitoring Systems  by Francis P. Koster, Ed.D. In national rankings, North Carolina ranks high for our number of sick...

Rescuing People by Rescuing Food Copyright Francis P.Koster, Ed.D. Note: In addition to publishing my writing on this website, and emailing it to a mailing...