by Carol A. Josel | Nov 3, 2020 | In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
The EdWeek Research Center has found that 31% of teachers and district leaders said teacher morale was “much lower” in August than before the pandemic, up from 26% in June. Plus, 32% of teachers said they’re likely to resign because of COVID, up from 12% in May. A...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 18, 2020 | Commentary, Making Education News, Making News
Character is much in the news of late—or should I say its lack as the country reels from rioting protestors, rising crime rates, and right on up to the highest echelons of government on BOTH sides of the aisle. As Arthur Schwartz, president of Character.org writes,...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 12, 2020 | In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
The back-to-school 2020 version began with most kids serving yet again as a captive virtual instruction audience, but the ties that bind have loosened, allowing many schools to now transition to a hybrid teaching model: typically three days of online learning, two...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 8, 2020 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, Interesting Facts, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
This first-ever state-by-state survey revealing how little Millennials and Gen Z know about history and the Holocaust is cause for great worry both culturally and educationally, as a new wave of anti-Semitism now overtakes America and Europe… World War II began with...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 24, 2020 | In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News, Making News
Of the 800 teens questioned in Common Sense Media’s remote instruction survey: 60% said online learning is worse than in-person instruction; 25% said it’s “much worse.” And yet, 42% think schooling now should be fully remote; 37% prefer the hybrid model, with 19%...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 7, 2020 | Commentary, In The News, Making Education News, Making News
Got to admit: Am tired of reading/sharing the contents of endless school reopening articles and the teachers suing and/or threatening to strike if forced to return in person, so… This time around, am going with headlines only; they pretty much tell all you need...
