Shelby OstergaardinTexts for Middle SchoolersThe TestJavon had been the shortest kid in class since the 3rd grade. He was smaller than every boy and all of the girls too. Sometimes his…Oct 10, 2020Oct 10, 2020
Shelby OstergaardinTexts for Middle SchoolersThe Roller CoasterHudson had been looking forward to this trip for weeks. This was more than the usual buzz and excitement about end of year trips. This was…Oct 10, 2020Oct 10, 2020
Shelby OstergaardinEdSurge IndependentStudents Who Failed This Class….Only about half of students in the USA graduate from college in four years. With an additional two years, it is still only about 60%.Apr 26, 2017Apr 26, 2017
Shelby OstergaardinEdSurge IndependentThe Perception of Student Debt Matters More than the NumbersThe first whiffs of impending payment for my student loans were sent to my mom. The second to my dad. It all took a while to get to me. My…Feb 17, 2017Feb 17, 2017
Shelby OstergaardChicken or Fish? Why Americans Suddenly Started Eating TilapiaYou can buy between 300 and 500 different species of fish and shellfish across the USA. We smother crab legs in butter, sear Mahi-Mahi…Jun 28, 2016Jun 28, 2016
Shelby OstergaardThe Stories That We Tell About Our Worst SelvesThe narrative I have most frequently been offered when it comes to violence in sex, violence in dating has a victim and a villain. The…Mar 4, 2016Mar 4, 2016
Shelby OstergaardThe Millennial Sitcom Comes to An End: Thoughts on HIMYM finaleHow I Met Your Mother has always, rather ironically, reminded me of divorce. Even though it’s a show all about love, I started watching at…Mar 3, 2016Mar 3, 2016
Shelby OstergaardLouder than a BombQuickly, quietly, steadily, and secretly, a small group of people worked on the top secret Manhattan Project in 1939. The immediate result…Mar 3, 2016Mar 3, 2016
Shelby OstergaardMad Men and the ApocalypseI have a zombie apocalypse game plan. It’s not well fleshed out, and I’ve never written it down, but it’s something I’ve thought about…Feb 5, 2016Feb 5, 2016
Shelby OstergaardAdvice to my 15 year old self.In his brilliant essay on time travel, Tomorrow Rarely Knows, Chuck Klosterman discusses a question he likes to ask people when he is 5/8…Feb 5, 2016Feb 5, 2016
