by Carol A. Josel | Jan 15, 2020 | Articles, Commentary, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
Back in 1903, in Man and Superman, Irish playwright and political activist George Bernard Shaw wrote, “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” And it stuck. Fast forward to 1977 when Haywood Allen, better known as director, writer, and actor Woody Allen, wrote, in...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 13, 2020 | Articles, Commentary, Making Education News
In a piece entitled, “The Biggest Trend in Teaching Today,” blogger Michael Sonbert suggests that, even if he gave you 50 guesses, you’d never guess what that big trend is… The biggest trend in teaching today, from someone who’s in dozens and dozens of schools,...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 6, 2020 | Articles, In The News
Said Charles F. Kettering, inventor, engineer, and businessman: “I am not interested in the past. I am interested in the future, for that is where I expect to spend the rest of my life.” As for what the future holds, forecasting has already begun… From Glenn...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 4, 2020 | Articles, Making News
Back in the early days of the 21st century, futurists made predictions about how the world would look come 2020. Among them was Ray Kurzweil, and recently USA Today’s Grace Hauck shared the hits and misses of twenty of his forecasts: Life expectancy would top 100… It...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 30, 2019 | Articles, Commentary
It’s that time again when we let go of one year and promise to do better going forward into the new one, keeping fingers crossed on everything from giving up bad habits to spending more face-to-face time with those who matter to us. And that’s all well and good, but...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 17, 2019 | Articles, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
When it comes to education, it’s often a matter of follow the leader, and. In this case, I’m talking about the great state of California and its “bold move to mandate later start times for middle and high schools.” Can the rest be far behind? At first glance, it makes...
