by Carol A. Josel | Jan 6, 2023 | Articles, Commentary, It’s a Fact, Making News, Parenting
Though I rely on it every day, am not a big tech fan. Not anymore. Sure, I love keeping up with faraway friends. And no more card catalogs and endless book shelf searches, but I still miss the library itself, its quiet, studious air… Just don’t really need it...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 30, 2022 | Articles, Commentary
When I was a kid… If someone opened or held a door for you, you thanked them. If someone handed you so much as a glass of water, you thanked them. If someone gifted you—even with something you hated—you thanked them, not with a phone call, email or text, but with a...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 22, 2022 | Articles, In The News
*** TikTok boasts more than 1.5 billion active users worldwide. *** Finds parental control software maker Qustodio: “Overall last year, kids spent a whopping 91 minutes per day on TikTok…” CNN’s Oliver Darcy headlined his December 13 article with “Ban...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 11, 2022 | Academics, Articles, Making Education News
*** Three You/Gov/ More in Common surveys found that most of us, both Democrats and Republicans, want history instruction to include “both the triumphs and the dark chapters of American history.” However, there’s a “perception gap,” meaning “the...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 7, 2022 | Academics, Articles, Making Education News
Says high school English teacher Alice Dominguez: “No matter the data or intention, no packaged curriculum can offer space to reflect as a community and respond to the unique needs of each school. If school leaders can resist the promises made by ed tech companies,...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 1, 2022 | Articles
For young and old alike, nothing beats going to the mailbox and finding there, mixed in with all the bills, charity pleas, and catalogs, a greeting card–sometimes for no other reason than to say “’I’m thinking of you.” And best of all, sometimes a personal...