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The World of Woke and a Warning from Barack Obama

by Carol A. Josel | Dec 5, 2019 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, It’s a Fact

Let’s start with the term woke gaining traction in society nowadays. Instead of putting my own spin on it, allow me to rely on blavity.com’s Raven Cras who defines it as, “… a cultural push to challenge problematic norms, systemic injustices and the overall...

The Snowflake Generation Protected from Books, 21-Gun Salutes, and More

by Carol A. Josel | Dec 3, 2019 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News

Just in case you’re not sure about the new take on snowflake, it’s fragile like the real thin but newly defined as “an overly sensitive person who thinks the world revolves around them…believing “they have a right to be protected from anything...

from Education Week’s “New Scores, Same Patterns: Success on SAT Follows Racial, Ethnic Lines”

by Carol A. Josel | Nov 26, 2019 | Articles, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making Education News

As reported in Education Week, here’s a brief look at the latest SAT’s” 36% of the class of 2019 took the SAT on a school day vs. 43% of the 2019 class. The class of 2018’s mean SAT score was 1068 vs.1059 for the class of 2019. 47% of the class of...

The Latest in School Testing: Piling On and Cutting Back

by Carol A. Josel | Nov 25, 2019 | Articles

Ah, tests, the bane of many and now a deeply entrenched part of schooling in these data collecting days, complete with test prep sessions. About the state-required assessments, while telling kids to relax and just do their best, embedded is also the message that...

Education Week’s Alyson Klein Reports: “Digital Tools are Everywhere, But Evidence of Their Impact Is Not

by Carol A. Josel | Nov 5, 2019 | Articles, Interesting Facts, Making Education News, Making News

As Education Week’s Alyson Klein writes, “ Educators are using digital tools to boost student learning more than ever. But few believe there’s good information available about which resources are going to be effective in the classroom.” And that’s the conclusion...

Vaping: From Smoking Cessation Aid to Killer

by Carol A. Josel | Oct 16, 2019 | Articles, In The News, Making News

Admission: I lit my first cigarette in 7th grade, thrilling to the grown-up feel of it all, as it fed my rebellious side. In other words, I’m in no position to judge kids who light up nowadays, though I pray they never do. What I don’t get at all, however, is the...
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