by Carol A. Josel | Jul 30, 2015 | Quotable Quotes
*** “‘There”s a wide range for learning to read. If we make students feel pressure so that they shut down, then that light bulb is not going to be as likely to come on, and they aren’t going to develop the confidence that they need to become...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 15, 2015 | Quotable Quotes
*** “Sure, it’s not perfect, but this Senate proposed rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) [aka No Child Left Behind] could do a lot of good–even if it includes some bad. Imagine it. States would be in control of their own...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 5, 2015 | Quotable Quotes
** “Our educational problems of today have little to do with schools. The problem today is the demise of the family. In my family, there was no watching TV unless you had completed your homework. Although I was a good athlete, I could not play high school sports...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 20, 2014 | Quotable Quotes
** “Just when things can’t get any worse for kindergartners, they do. It used to be that kindergartners could play–which is how childhood development experts say young children learn and are socialized best. Today, 5- and 6-year-olds are forced to...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 16, 2014 | Quotable Quotes
** www.edweb.com/amazon.html ~ Here students can “explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities.” ** www.sharemylesson.com ~ This site is “by teachers, for teachers,” offering, to date, more than 294,000...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 6, 2014 | Quotable Quotes
** “Arne Duncan brought the most ambitious reform agenda in years to the Department of Education–and a determination to use every lever of power to accomplish it. The results were stunning: In barely a year, more than 100 state laws were passed to open...
