by Carol A. Josel | Sep 30, 2026 | AI in Education News, Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Technology in Education
“We’re witnessing a move away from a culture that valued honor and integrity (Think of the social conditions that once made ‘a man of his word’ mean something.) toward one where ambition and prestige are the only markers of worth. Call it ‘striver culture.’ To a...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 5, 2026 | AI in Education News, Artificial Intelligence, Carol A Josel, Parenting
And Pandora did, despite being told it would unleash such human suffering as illness, sorrow, and death. And despite all the warning signs, we opened the box that unleashed Artificial Intelligence into our homes and schools… KID-WISE: At bedtime, many...
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...
