Glenn Honeycutt has been writing a weekly newspaper parenting tips column for twelve years since retiring from education.  Over 800 articles in two publications have been published to date.  He holds a B.S. in education and a M.Ed. Degree from Bowling Green State University.  Twenty-six of the 35 years in education were served as an administrator – elementary/junior high combination, principal (1 year), elementary principal (1 year), junior high principal (9 years), and high school principal (16 years.)  He also taught on all three grade levels during his career.  He is married, has five children and six grandchildren.

His weekly newspaper columns are entitled, “The Old Educator, Parenting Tips from Experience.”  Material for articles has come from personal experience, a lifetime collection of quotes and short stories, information sent by readers, and e-mails received from people all over the country. 

The Old Educator has been active in many local activities and support groups. He has coached at several levels and has been active athletically most of his life.  After retiring, he opened AeroScents, Inc., a small family company specializing in odor-eliminating products - www.aeroscents.com. 

There have  been additional opportunities to serve as an interim principal in area schools and as a supervisor of student teachers at Wright State University.  These experiences provided additional insight to the parenting process.  Glenn is the descendant of Appalachian migrants.  A meager life style was a humbling experience.  Learning to deal with challenges, how to persevere and to stretch the dollar were lessons of lasting value.  Several important friendships developed during his younger days impacting choices and life decisions.  Involvement in athletics, specifically baseball, and encouragement from friends became the motivating factor to attend college.  Since coaches were Glenn’s role models and mentors, the obvious choice was to become a teacher and coach.  Becoming a principal was not an early goal and  just happened along the journey. 

Known by his students as, “Mr. H,” he was a mentor to thousands of students and their parents.  A wealth of information also came through relationships with hundreds of teachers. These experiences provided insight into the daily drama and challenge of raising children in today's world.  Over 600 Old Educator articles are delivered with meaningful messages full of high energy and humor.  These common sense messages have changed lives, increased U.S. postal mail and computer e-mail transactions while causing parents to re-think the parenting process.  Teachers have also gained insight in their quest to help parents become more effective.