by Carol A. Josel | Mar 29, 2020 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
Stay put, we’re told, and practice social distancing, and yet… While in Miami and speaking to Reuters, Brady Sluder said, “If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I’m not going to let it stop me from partying.” And he is not alone in his cavalier,...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 26, 2020 | Articles, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
The good news is that yesterday, in a bi-partisan move, senators passed the largest stimulus package in American history to the tune of $2.2 trillion, offering much-needed financial aid to health care systems, workers, and businesses—and that includes our nation’s...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 18, 2020 | Articles, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making News
With thanks to USA Today and Kurt Snibbe of the Southern California News Group, some facts and figures to remind us that, we can, indeed, weather this… After all, we’re in this together, so should stick together, follow all guidelines and stop pointing...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 15, 2020 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making News
No, we’re not all trapped on a cruise ship floating about and going nowhere but hunkering down is, nevertheless, in full bloom as is stockpiling, thanks to alarming, non-stop coronavirus media blasts, countless closings, and the relentless, political blame game. As...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 11, 2020 | & friendships, Articles, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Video Game Research, Effects of video gaming on family life, It’s a Fact, Making News, Research Results, What parents say about their kids' video gamiing
Kids are hooked on screens, no doubt about it, with some spending hours on end playing video games–some 41% of boys and 21% of girls, and that prompted Oxford University to study the effects. Among the findings: Spending up to three hours a day has no effect,...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 2, 2020 | Articles, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
Talk about scary news: As of March 2: The coronavirus had spread to more than 60 countries. More than 85,000 have been infected worldwide. It is responsible for some 3,000 deaths, more than 2,800 in Mainland China So, what exactly is a coronavirus and how did it get...
