by Carol A. Josel | Jul 18, 2026 | Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Parenting, Quotable Quotes, Social media, Technology in Education
“The issue is that schools fell victim to the tech industries pushing ‘more tech is better,’ and in the process, we dismantled all of our analog systems. Now…we don’t have the hundreds of thousands of dollars to repurchase textbooks that have shifted to online...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 12, 2026 | Articles, Carol A Josel, Made in the USA
A true story: On a 1902 bear hunting trip, President Teddy Roosevelt’s assistants tied a bear to a tree expecting him to shoot it, but he refused. No sport in that, whatsoever. Following up, Clifford Berryman’s cartoon portraying the incident appeared in the...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 3, 2026 | 1800s American inventions, Made in the USA
Semi-quincentennial: a mouthful of a word and unfamiliar, too. Translation: 250, and this 4th of July, the number of years since the Declaration of Independence and America’s birth. Along with parades, barbeques, and fireworks, it’s also fitting to give a nod to...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 29, 2026 | Classroom management, Commentary, Making Education News
There was a time when teachers had the big desk facing the kids who sat in rows in front of them. Everyone knew the rules; everyone knew who was in charge, and discipline was meted out swiftly. Misbehave and either end up sitting in the hallway or landing in the...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 18, 2026 | Making Education News, Parenting, Social media
“We’ve seen a large increase in the inability for students to cope when things don’t go their way. We see a lot of crying, yelling, shutting down, gross overreactions. Teachers are at the end of their rope.” ~ Ian Knox, principal, Hamagrael Elementary School Recently,...
